Augustin Barbier

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Augustin Barbier
Augustin-Barbier.jpg
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste de la Astley, c. 1814
1st Premier of Fravina
In office
25 December 1809 – 25 December 1825
DeputyClaude de Motier (1809-1813)
Georges Lavigne (1813-1825)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGeorges Lavigne
Head Librarian of the
Oaktree National Library
In office
5 October 1828 – 22 November 1838
Preceded byAlexandre Lumière
Succeeded byMarie-Joseph Guizot
Brigadier General of the Fravi Army
In office
8 January 1826 – 15 May 1828
PresidentGeorges Lavigne
Preceded byGilbert Delacroix
Succeeded byJoseph Cogniet
Commander in Chief of the Oaktree Army
In office
27 March 1804 – 8 December 1809
Appointed byOaktree Congress
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAlexandre Acier (as Grand General)
Delegate from Prétredy
to the Oaktree Congress
In office
7 February 1804 – 25 March 1804
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byCharles Petiet
Personal details
Born14 April 1768
Nouveau-Séminaire, Prétredy, Lysian Columbia
Died22 November 1838
Port de Orléans, Fravina
Cause of deathPneumonia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseElisabeth de Alberta
Children5
Military service
Allegiance Lysian Columbia
First Republic of Fravina Fravina
Branch/servicePrétredy Militia
Oaktree Army
Fravi Army
Years of service1787-1792 (Prétredy Militia)
1804-1809 (Oaktree Army)
1826-1828 (Fravi Army)
RankColonel (Prétredy Militia)
General and Commander in Chief (Oaktree Army)
Brigadier General (Fravi Army)
Supreme General of the Armies (promoted posthumously in 1949 by the People's Council)
CommandsPrétredy Militia
Oaktree Army
Fravi Army
Battles/wars

Augustin Barbier (14 April 1768 – 22 November 1838) was an Fravi political leader, military general, and statesman, who served as the first premier of Fravina from 1809 to 1825. Barbier led the Oaktree forces to victory in the Delamarian War of 1804. Barbier has been called the "Grand Oaktree" for his manifold leadership in the formative days of the country.