Editing François Certain de Canrobert (section)

=== Family background ===
François Certain de Canrobert was born in [[Saint-Céré]] in [[Lot (department)|Lot]], where a statue (1897) in his effigy was erected in ''place de la République'' due to Alfred Lenoir.

At his birth, his father, Antoine Certain Canrobert, a former captain, was already 55 years old. This officer of the [[Ancien Regime]] had emigrated in 1791 and served against the French republic in the [[Armée des Émigrés |Armée de Condé]] ({{langx|fr| [[:fr:Armée des émigrés#Armée de Condé|armée de Condé]]}}). His half-brother, Antoine, a brilliant officer and graduate of [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr| Saint-Cyr]], was killed by a cannonball at the [[Battle of Ligny]] ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Bataille de Ligny|Fleurus]]}}) on 16 June 1815, while fighting for [[Napoleon |Emperor Napoleon I]].

Through his father’s sister, Marie-Louise, François Certain de Canrobert was the cousin of [[Adolphe Marbot| Adolphe]] and [[Marcellin Marbot| Marcellin]] Marbot, who became respectively maréchal de camp (général de brigade) and lieutenant-général (général de division) during the [[July Monarchy]] of 1830–1848.