Pierre Alexandre Joseph Allent (9 August 1772 – 6 July 1837) was a French général de division ( major general). He served in the Chamber of Deputies under the

Bourbon Restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to: France under the House of Bourbon: * Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815) Spain under the Spanish Bourbons: * Ab ...

and in the Chamber of Peers under the

July Monarchy The July Monarchy (), officially the ''Kingdom of France'' (), was a liberalism, liberal constitutional monarchy in France under , starting on 9 August 1830, after the revolutionary victory of the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 26 Februar ...

. He was a knight of the

Order of Saint Louis The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis () is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a reward for exceptional officers, notable as the fi ...

and a commander of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

. Allent was born in

Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; ; Picard: ''Saint-Onmé'') is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Sa ...

, Pas de Calais. He died in Paris in 1837. He was created a ''chevalier de l'empire'' by decree in 1810.

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* 1772 births 1837 deaths People from Saint-Omer Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the Bourbon Restoration Members of Parliament for Pas-de-Calais Members of the Chamber of Peers of the July Monarchy French generals French military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Commanders of the Legion of Honour Knights of the Order of Saint Louis Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French knights {{France-mil-bio-stub