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Claude Louis Hector de Villars

1653 - 1734

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Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince of Martigues, Marquis then (1st) Duke of Villars, Viscount of Melun (French pronunciation: [klod lwi ɛktɔʁ də vilaʁ], 8 May 1653 – 17 June 1734) was a French military commander and an illustrious general of Louis XIV of France. He was one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Louis Hector de Villars is the 3,177th most popular politician (down from 3,123rd in 2019), the 972nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,008th in 2019) and the 228th most popular French Politician.

Claude Louis Hector de Villars is most famous for his military career. He was a French general who served in the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Claude Louis Hector de Villars ranks 3,177 out of 19,576. Before him are Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Jonathan Apphus, Nicias, Hormizd I, Qalawun, and Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria. After him are Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, César Gaviria, Atropates, Paul Kagame, Aelia Eudoxia, and Edward Stettinius Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1653, Claude Louis Hector de Villars ranks 5. Before him are Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Pachelbel, Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Muhammad Azam Shah. After him are André-Hercule de Fleury, Prince George of Denmark, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Georg Muffat, Maria Amalia of Courland, and Caspar van Wittel. Among people deceased in 1734, Claude Louis Hector de Villars ranks 2. Before him is Georg Ernst Stahl. After him are Giovanni Ceva, Rob Roy MacGregor, Sebastiano Ricci, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Richard Cantillon, Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, Johann Conrad Dippel, Danylo Apostol, Domenico Trezzini, and Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham.

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In France

Among people born in France, Claude Louis Hector de Villars ranks 972 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Lebesgue (1875), Childebert III (678), Claudette Colbert (1903), Christian Clavier (1952), Pauline Viardot (1821), and Agnès Sorel (1422). After him are Maria Malibran (1808), Jeanne d'Évreux (1310), Joseph Babinski (1857), Pierre Mignard (1612), Charles François Dumouriez (1739), and Geneviève Page (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Claude Louis Hector de Villars ranks 228. Before him are John I of Aragon (1350), Robert IV of Sablé (1150), Agnes of Poitou (1025), John, Duke of Berry (1340), Louis Barthou (1862), and Childebert III (678). After him are Joseph Babinski (1857), Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766), Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (1772), Joan II of Navarre (1311), Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627), and Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (1292).

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