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René Duguay-Trouin

1673 - 1736

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René Trouin, Sieur du Gué, also known as René Duguay-Trouin (French pronunciation: [ʁəne dyɡɛ tʁuɛ̃]; 10 June 1673 – 27 September 1736), was a French Navy officer and privateer best known for his service in the War of the Spanish Succession. Successful in his military career, Duguay-Trouin eventually becoming Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King (vice admiral; French: Lieutenant-Général des armées navales du roi) in 1728, as well as a Commander in the Order of Saint-Louis. Ten ships of the French navy have since been named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Duguay-Trouin is the 11,218th most popular politician (down from 9,708th in 2019), the 3,247th most popular biography from France (down from 2,901st in 2019) and the 729th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, René Duguay-Trouin ranks 11,218 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia, Pál Losonczi, William P. Rogers, Henri Queuille, Clément Mouamba, and Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are Joseph Lancaster, August Sabbe, Vera Aceva, Thomas E. Dewey, Vadim Krasnoselsky, and Emperor Xiaowu of Song.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1673, René Duguay-Trouin ranks 19. Before him are Johann Conrad Dippel, Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Claude Gillot, Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Countess Palatine Hedwig Elisabeth of Neuburg. After him are Bernard Picart, George Graham, and James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. Among people deceased in 1736, René Duguay-Trouin ranks 13. Before him are Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine, Filippo Juvarra, Louise Diane d'Orléans, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Theophan Prokopovich, and Caspar van Wittel. After him are Emanuele d'Astorga, António Manoel de Vilhena, and Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Duguay-Trouin ranks 3,247 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy Laroche (1921), Charles Wolf (1827), Henri-Montan Berton (1767), Marcel Bozzuffi (1928), Charles Chamberland (1851), and Henri Queuille (1884). After him are Régine Pernoud (1909), Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902), Francis Ponge (1899), Hippolyte Bayard (1801), Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609), and Gérard Darmon (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, René Duguay-Trouin ranks 729. Before him are Princess Anne of Orléans (1906), Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes (1719), Auguste Vaillant (1861), Georges Marchais (1920), Marie I, Countess of Boulogne (1136), and Henri Queuille (1884). After him are Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607), Georges Leygues (1857), Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727), Joseph Laniel (1889), John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373), and René de Froulay de Tessé (1648).

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