Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay however written on 5 July that "there are two sources of anxiety concerning the Bastille; the person of the commandant (de Launay) and the nature of the garrison there". De Launay had three daughters by two wives. Some of de Launay's brother's descendants settled in Russia (see Boris Delaunay and Vadim Delaunay for details). His killing is described graphically in Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" (Book II, Chapter 21) and also in Hilary Mantel's "A Place of Greater Safety". Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay (1740–1789) was the French governor of the Bastille, the
Bernard de La Villardière Bernard de La Villardière Bernard de La Villardière (born Bernard Berger de La Villardière on 25 March 1958) is a French journalist, radio and television presenter. Bernard de La Villardière was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a middle class but non-noble family and has three brothers : Jean, François (born in 1963 who founded Business Interactif) and Philippe. He graduated in political science at the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense and in public law. He also graduated in journalism at the CELSA Paris. Bernard de La Villardière began his career as a reporter