Duroveray
Genevan politician in exile, one of Mirabeau's 'slaves'
Jacques-Antoine Du Roveray is a Genevan politician exiled after the failed Genevan Revolution in 1782. As one of the Comte de Mirabeau’s ‘slaves’, he writes Mirabeau’s speeches and advises him on the course to power.
Du Roveray, Jacques-Antoine - article in French
Secret Intelligent Service: the spies before James Bond - section on Du Roveray