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>Alexandre-Louis Roëttiers de Montaleau, born November 22, 1748 in Paris and died January 30, 1808 in the same city, was a French goldsmith, medalist, and Freemason
>He was one of the leading figures of the Grand Orient of France, a Masonic obedience that owed its survival during the French Revolution to him, as well as the founding of numerous Masonic lodges. The testimonies of his contemporaries prove that the obedience's archives were saved by Roëttiers de Montaleau, who also played a prominent role in establishing the modern French Rite. For six years, after serving as general engraver of coins and auditor at the Chamber of Accounts, he served as director of the Paris Mint
>Alexandre Roëttiers de Montaleau is the son of Jacques Roëttiers de la Tour, former general engraver of the British mints, who had been invested in 1732 with the office of goldsmith to the King of France and was to receive a diploma confirming his nobility in 1772. On his mother's side, he was the grandson of the king's goldsmith, Nicolas Besnier. He was the brother of Jacques-Nicolas, also a goldsmith and creator in 1770-1771 of the Orloff service commissioned by Catherine II
>Deeply attached to the Stuarts, notably through the support of Jacques François Stuart and Jacques II, the Roëttiers de Montaleau family is thus in the Jacobite tradition
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>Alexandre-Louis Roëttiers de Montaleau, born November 22, 1748 in Paris and died January 30, 1808 in the same city, was a French goldsmith, medalist, and Freemason
>He was one of the leading figures of the Grand Orient of France, a Masonic obedience that owed its survival during the French Revolution to him, as well as the founding of numerous Masonic lodges. The testimonies of his contemporaries prove that the obedience's archives were saved by Roëttiers de Montaleau, who also played a prominent role in establishing the modern French Rite. For six years, after serving as general engraver of coins and auditor at the Chamber of Accounts, he served as director of the Paris Mint
>Alexandre Roëttiers de Montaleau is the son of Jacques Roëttiers de la Tour, former general engraver of the British mints, who had been invested in 1732 with the office of goldsmith to the King of France and was to receive a diploma confirming his nobility in 1772. On his mother's side, he was the grandson of the king's goldsmith, Nicolas Besnier. He was the brother of Jacques-Nicolas, also a goldsmith and creator in 1770-1771 of the Orloff service commissioned by Catherine II
>Deeply attached to the Stuarts, notably through the support of Jacques François Stuart and Jacques II, the Roëttiers de Montaleau family is thus in the Jacobite tradition
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