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Géraud Duroc

1772 - 1813

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Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁo kʁistɔf miʃɛl dyʁɔk]; born du Roc; 25 October 1772 – 23 May 1813), Duke of Frioul, was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, who appointed him as the first Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Emperor's military household. He is sometimes referred to as ‘Napoleon's shadow’ (l'ombre de Napoléon in French). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Géraud Duroc is the 8,968th most popular politician (down from 7,564th in 2019), the 2,579th most popular biography from France (down from 2,222nd in 2019) and the 611th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Géraud Duroc ranks 8,968 out of 19,576. Before him are Cynane, Kara Davud Pasha, Douglas Hyde, Louis Lachenal, Gottfried van Swieten, and Joseph Darnand. After him are Anna, Ubol Ratana, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Ulpia Severina, José Batlle y Ordóñez, and Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, Géraud Duroc ranks 26. Before him are Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria, Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta, and Mikhail Speransky. After him are Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, Caesar Augustus Rodney, Gerhard von Kügelgen, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Miguel Ricardo de Álava, and Luke Howard. Among people deceased in 1813, Géraud Duroc ranks 25. Before him are Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Anton Graff, Rose Bertin, Giambattista Bodoni, Princess Augusta of Great Britain, and Anton Bernolák. After him are Johann Christian Reil, Alexander Wilson, Robert Kerr, Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal, George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Theodor Körner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Géraud Duroc ranks 2,579 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe de La Hire (1640), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), George Cœdès (1886), Tino Rossi (1907), Louis Lachenal (1921), and Joseph Darnand (1897). After him are Odo II, Count of Blois (983), Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), Guillaume Cale (1350), and Thomas Piketty (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Géraud Duroc ranks 611. Before him are Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (1701), Émile Combes (1835), John I, Duke of Brittany (1217), Georges d'Amboise (1460), Louis Lachenal (1921), and Joseph Darnand (1897). After him are Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), Pōmare IV (1813), Jenny Longuet (1844), and Gustave Garrigou (1884).

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