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Bertrand du Guesclin

1320 - 1380

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Bertrand du Guesclin (Breton: Beltram Gwesklin; c. 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War. From 1370 to his death, he was Constable of France for King Charles V. Well known for his Fabian strategy, he took part in seven pitched battles and won the five in which he held command. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bertrand du Guesclin is the 255th most popular military personnel (down from 242nd in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from France (down from 709th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Military Personnel.

Bertrand du guesclin is most famous for his military conquests in France.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Bertrand du Guesclin ranks 255 out of 2,058. Before him are Juan Pujol García, Wilhelm Mohnke, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Kurt Student, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, and Craterus. After him are Amr ibn al-As, Erhard Milch, Hugh Dowding, J. D. Tippit, Date Masamune, and Tomoyuki Yamashita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1320, Bertrand du Guesclin ranks 4. Before him are Toghon Temür, Peter I of Portugal, and Valdemar IV of Denmark. After him are Ragibagh Khan, Vukašin of Serbia, Blanche of Namur, Louis I of Naples, John Hawkwood, Cápac Yupanqui, Galeazzo II Visconti, and Danashri. Among people deceased in 1380, Bertrand du Guesclin ranks 4. Before him are Charles V of France, Catherine of Siena, and Haakon VI of Norway. After him are Mamai, Inca Roca, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Emperor Kōmyō, Manuel Kantakouzenos, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders, and Theodoric of Prague.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bertrand du Guesclin ranks 782 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838), Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540), Joanna of Bourbon (1338), Jacques Maritain (1882), René Clair (1898), and Georges Dumézil (1898). After him are Fanny Ardant (1949), Julie Clary (1771), Dagobert II (650), Michel Legrand (1932), Hubert de Givenchy (1927), and Mary of Guise (1515).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Bertrand du Guesclin ranks 29. Before him are Auguste de Marmont (1774), Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753), Maurice Gamelin (1872), Pierre Augereau (1757), Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768), and Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766). After him are Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Robert Nivelle (1856), Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763), François Achille Bazaine (1811), Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno (1764), and Nicolas Oudinot (1767).

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