Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval

Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval
Born24 February 1736
Masevaux, Haut-Rhin, France
Died31 December 1812 (aged 76)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Diplomat, Government Minister
OfficeUnder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Trade
SpouseSophie Gaucherel (m. 1776)
Children
  • Adélaïde Gérard de Rayneval (1777-1860)
  • Maximilien Gérard de Rayneval (1778-1836), Baron
  • Alexandrine-Sophie Gérard de Rayneval (1780-1823)
Parent(s)Claude Gérard, Marie-Françoise Wetzel
RelativesConrad-Alexandre Gérard, comte de Munster (brother)
AwardsRoyal Order of Charles III

Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval (24 February 1736, Masevaux, Haut-Rhin – 31 December 1812, Paris), was a French diplomat and government minister of the Ancien Régime.