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Louis-François de Boufflers

1644 - 1711

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Louis François de Boufflers, Duke of Boufflers (10 January 1644 – 22 August 1711), known in his lifetime as Chevalier Boufflers, was a prominent French soldier during the reign of Louis XIV of France. He was famed for his excellent defensive leadership during the sieges of Namur and Lille, next to his conduct during the Battle of Malplaquet. He received many honours for his military service, including being created count of Cagny (modern Crillon) and duke of Boufflers and being named a marshal of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-François de Boufflers is the 6,150th most popular politician (up from 6,515th in 2019), the 1,762nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,939th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis-François de Boufflers ranks 6,150 out of 19,576. Before him are Alara of Nubia, Marcus Annius Verus, Emperor Go-Suzaku, Tokugawa Iesada, Miguel de la Madrid, and Didier Ratsiraka. After him are Seleucus VII Philometor, Henry Tingle Wilde, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, and Hussein-Ali Montazeri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1644, Louis-François de Boufflers ranks 10. Before him are Henrietta of England, Louise de La Vallière, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, and Jakob Ammann. After him are François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, Abraham a Sancta Clara, Jean Jouvenet, and Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Among people deceased in 1711, Louis-François de Boufflers ranks 5. Before him are Louis, Grand Dauphin, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, and John William Friso, Prince of Orange. After him are Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Maria Amalia of Courland, Vladimir Atlasov, Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, Joseph Vaz, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, and Eusebio Kino.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-François de Boufflers ranks 1,762 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri, Count of Paris (1908), Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830), Alphonse Allais (1854), Albert Calmette (1863), Maurice Sarrail (1856), and Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777). After him are Maurice Trintignant (1917), Maurice Duruflé (1902), Marie-Christine Barrault (1944), Balthasar Gérard (1557), William Farel (1489), and Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis-François de Boufflers ranks 423. Before him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Louis, Prince of Condé (1668), Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (1260), Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940), Henri, Count of Paris (1908), and Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830). After him are Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1756), Zénaïde Bonaparte (1801), Recceswinth (620), Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (1643), Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950), and Félix Gouin (1884).

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