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Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme

1654 - 1712

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Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, often simply called Vendôme (1 July 1654 – 11 June 1712) was a French general and Marshal of France. One of the great generals of his era, he was one of Louis XIV's most successful commanders in the War of the Grand Alliance and War of the Spanish Succession. Vendôme joined the French Army and was promoted Lieutenant General in 1688 after his distinguished combat record in the Franco-Dutch War. Further successes entitled him to his first army command in 1695, and soon after, he was rewarded with a promotion to Marshal of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme is the 5,868th most popular politician (down from 3,665th in 2019), the 1,678th most popular biography from France (down from 1,147th in 2019) and the 402nd most popular French Politician.

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme was a French military leader and the illegitimate son of King Louis XIV. He is most famous for being the commander of the French army at the Battle of Blenheim.

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Among politicians, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 5,868 out of 19,576. Before him are Časlav, Hadji Murad, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, King Wu of Qin, Konstantin Tih, and Shimon bar Yochai. After him are Yolande of Valois, William Lai, Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Kim Jong-nam, Andrés Nin Pérez, and Emperor Ninmyō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1654, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 7. Before him are Jacob Bernoulli, Kangxi Emperor, Emperor Reigen, Pierre Varignon, Pedro Calungsod, and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. After him are Agostino Steffani, Constantin Brâncoveanu, Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, Danylo Apostol, and Vincent Lübeck. Among people deceased in 1712, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 8. Before him are Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Denis Papin, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Richard Cromwell, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Louisa Maria Stuart. After him are Louis, Duke of Brittany, Nicolas Catinat, Tokugawa Ienobu, Jan van der Heyden, Nehemiah Grew, and Bahadur Shah I.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 1,678 out of 6,770. Before him are Jeanne Guyon (1648), Raymond Domenech (1952), Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon (1754), Auguste Bravais (1811), Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (1165), and Audrey Tautou (1976). After him are Yolande of Valois (1434), Hugh of Cluny (1024), Roger Lemerre (1941), Gersonides (1288), Eugène de Mazenod (1782), and Adélaïde d'Orléans (1777).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 402. Before him are Charlotte Bonaparte (1802), Henri, Prince of Condé (1552), Jean-Lambert Tallien (1767), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (1400), and Raimbaut de Vaqueiras (1165). After him are Yolande of Valois (1434), Adélaïde d'Orléans (1777), Everard des Barres (1113), Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (1563), Renata of Lorraine (1544), and Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560).

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