Of oblong form, and decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Visdelou, D’argent, à trois têtes de loup de sable, arrachées et lampasses de gueules and Boschat d’Uzel, De sable, au chat passant d’hermines, supportées par deux loups couchés.
Bibliography : Paul HAMO – François-César Visdelou du Liscouët, dernier gouverneur de Quintin, Actes du congrès de concarneau, Mémoires de la société d’histoire et d’archéologie de Bretagne, Tome LXXXV, 2007
François-César Visdelou de Liscouët, the last governor of Quintin, a position granted by the king, was appointed in Versailles on December 19, 1767.
Like his uncle and godfather, François Visdelou de Bonamour, he chose a career in the military. He was appointed lieutenant on July 7, 1743, and notably participated in the siege of Maastricht. Serving in the coastal guard battalion of Saint-Brieuc, he became aide-major in June 1762, and then major on May 4, 1764.
He married Marie-Madeline Boschat, the daughter of Mathurin Boschat, lord of La Porte d’Ohain, one of the most important textile merchants in the region, who regularly resided in Saint-Malo and was engaged in commercial activities with Cadiz.
François César Visdelou had eight children, including Hilarion Visdelou, a naval guard who participated in the American War of Independence and died on April 12, 1782, aboard the Duc de Bourgogne during the Battle of the Saintes against the British, after having survived the naval Battle of Chesapeake on September 5, 1781, while serving in Rochambeau’s army, a true naval Waterloo.
On May 18, 1784, his father, François-César, was admitted to the rank of knight of Saint-Louis. The family faced difficulties during the French Revolution, and François César passed away on July 10, 1812, at the age of 90.
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