Gastão Luís Henrique Robert d'Escragnolle, Baron d'Escragnolle (Rio de Janeiro, April 16, 1821 — Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 1886) was a Brazilian politician, military figure and nobleman. He was son of French noblemen Alexandre Louis Marie de Robert, count d'Escragnolle (1785 — 1828), and Adelaïde Françoise Madeleine de Beaurepaire-Rohan (1785 - 1840). He was the aide-de-camp of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias. He would later abandon his career as a lieutenant colonel to dedicate himself to politics, in the area of public administration. One of his sisters, Gabriela d'Escragnolle, married the painter Félix Taunay; one of their sons is the famous novelist and politician Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay, the Viscount of Taunay. References External links About Gastão d'Escragnolle 1821 births 1886 deaths Brazilian nobility Brazilian people of French descent 19th-century Brazilian people 19th-century Brazilian politicians