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Louis, Grand Condé

1621 - 1686

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Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (8 September 1621 – 11 December 1686), known as le Grand Condé (French for 'the Great Condé'), was a French military commander. A tactician and strategist, he is regarded as one of France's greatest generals, particularly celebrated for his triumphs in the Thirty Years' War and his campaigns during the Franco-Dutch War. A member of a senior cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, Condé demonstrated exceptional military prowess from a young age and distinguished himself during the Thirty Years' War, in particular at the Battle of Rocroi against Spain in 1643. He became a powerful and influential figure in France, which made him a threat to Anne of Austria, regent for the young Louis XIV, and her prime minister Mazarin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis, Grand Condé is the 173rd most popular military personnel (down from 162nd in 2019), the 590th most popular biography from France (down from 535th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Military Personnel.

Louis, Grand Condé was a general in the French army during the 17th century. He is most famous for the victory over the Spanish army at the Battle of Rocroi in 1643.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 173 out of 2,058. Before him are William Stuart-Houston, Hans Krebs, Khalifa Haftar, Antipater, George Armstrong Custer, and Anton Denikin. After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Semyon Budyonny, Maurice de Saxe, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Giovanni Giustiniani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1621, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 2. Before him is Jean de La Fontaine. After him are George II Rákóczi, Amakusa Shirō, Thomas Willis, Petar Zrinski, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Allaert van Everdingen, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, and Isaac van Ostade. Among people deceased in 1686, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 3. Before him are Otto von Guericke, and Nicolas Steno. After him are Eleonora Gonzaga, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Carlo Dolci, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, François Blondel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Pietro Mengoli, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Jacques d'Arthois.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 590 out of 6,770. Before him are Gaston Bachelard (1884), Yves Klein (1928), Roger Guillemin (1924), Mireille Darc (1938), Jacques Le Goff (1924), and Daniel Auber (1782). After him are Marie-Antoine Carême (1784), Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Edmond Becquerel (1820), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), and Éric Rohmer (1920).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 17. Before him are Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), André Masséna (1758), Joseph Joffre (1852), Jean Lannes (1769), and Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753). After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1611), Jacques MacDonald (1765), Syagrius (430), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), and Auguste de Marmont (1774).

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