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
Louis Le Provost de Launay 1895 Le Provost de Launay, afraid of losing his seat in the general council, moved from the canton of La Roche to the canton of Tréguier. In 1901 he was defeated in the cantonal elections and lost Tréguier to Gustave de Kerguézec, who was later elected a radical deputy in 1906. Le Provost de Launay was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Côtes-du-Nord on 20 February 1876. He was elected deputy for the 2nd constituency of Lannion, Côtes-du-Nord, by 7,076 votes to 4,237 for M. Le Gac. In the chamber Le Provost de Launay was prominent in the Appel