Draft:Robert de Vogüé

Count Robert Ursin Adrien de Vogüé (15 October 1870 – 27 November 1936), was a French naval officer, businessman and car enthusiast. He served as the second president of the Automobile Club de France, and was the second president of the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, later known as the FIA). He was president of the l'Urbaine insurance company, and also served as the mayor of Boulleret.

De Vogüé served as an officer in the French Navy during World War I, after which he was awarded the Croix de Guerre and appointed as a officer of the Legion of Honour.

Personal life
De Vogüé was born in Boulleret on 15 October 1870, the son of French diplomat and archaeologist Melchior de Vogüé.

De Vogüé married Lucie Sommier, daughter of Alfred Sommier, on 8 March 1896. They had four children.

Military career
De Vogüé entered the École navale in 1887. He was decommissioned in 1898 and joined the naval reserve with the rank of ensign. In 1907, he was promoted to reserve lieutenant.

During World War I, he was mobilised as a lieutenant with the 6th Cavalry Division of the French Army. By the end of the war, he was serving as a corvette captain in the navy.