▁ 1 8 8 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁naval ▁officer . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 8 1 1 - 3 3 ) ▁ ▁Al phon se ▁Jean ▁Claude ▁René ▁Thé odore ▁de ▁Corn ul ier - L uc ini ère ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁Luc ini ère , ▁J ou é - sur - Er d re , ▁Lo ire - At lant ique . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁de ▁Corn ul ier - L uc ini ère , ▁Com te ▁de ▁Luc ini ère . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁n avy ▁as ▁él ève ▁de ▁la ▁Marine ▁( nav al ▁officer ▁candidate , ▁or ▁Mid ship man ) ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁on ▁the ▁training ▁ship ▁Or ion ▁in ▁Br est ▁har bour , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁was ▁named ▁ ▁él ève ▁ 1 st ▁class . ▁He ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁for ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁the ▁B ône ▁Kas bah ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁ ▁Naval ▁officer ▁( 1 8 3 3 – 7 0 ) ▁ ▁Corn ul ier ▁was ▁named ▁ense igne ▁de ▁v ais seau ▁( sub - lie utenant ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Louise - El is abeth - Char lot te ▁de ▁la