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  1. military-history.fandom.com › wiki › Claude_Louis_Hector_deClaude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars

    Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince of Martigues, Marquis then (1st) Duke of Villars, Viscount of Melun (French pronunciation: [klod lwi ɛktɔʁ də vilaʁ], 8 May 1653 – 17 June 1734) was a French military commander and an illustrious general of Louis XIV of France.[1] He was one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France. Villars was born at Moulins (in the ...

  2. www.infoplease.com › french › de-villars-claude-louis-hectorVillars, Claude Louis Hector, duc de | Infoplease

    Villars, Claude Louis Hector, duc de klōd lwē ĕktôrˈ dük də vēlärˈ , 1653–1734, marshal of France, the last of the great generals of Louis XIV. He fought in the Dutch War (1672–78) and in 1687 went to Bavaria, where he helped strengthen the new French alliance with the elector of Bavaria; he fought with the elector against the Ottomans at Mohács.

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    VILLARS, CLAUDE LOUIS HECTOR DE, Prince de Martignes, Marqius and Duc de Villars and Vicomte de Melun (1653–1734), marshal of France, one of the greatest generals of French history, was born at Moulins on the 8th of May 1653, and entered the army through the corps of pages in 1671.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › villars-claude-louis-hector-duc-deVillars, Claude Louis Hector, duc de | Encyclopedia.com

    Claude Louis Hector Villars, duc de (klōd lwē ĕktôr´ dük də vēlär´), 1653–1734, marshal of France, the last of the great generals of Louis XIV. He fought in the Dutch War (1672–78) and in 1687 went to Bavaria, where he helped strengthen the new French alliance with the elector of Bavaria; he fought with the elector against the Ottomans at Mohács.

  5. www.wikidata.org › wiki › Q158654Claude Louis Hector de Villars - Wikidata

    Marshal General of France

  6. kids.kiddle.co › Claude_Louis_Hector_de_VillarsClaude Louis Hector de Villars Facts for Kids

    Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun (French pronunciation: [klod lwi ɛktɔʁ də vilaʁ], 8 May 1653 – 17 June 1734) was a French military commander and an illustrious general of Louis XIV of France. He was one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France.

  7. www.universalis.fr › encyclopedie › claude-louis-hector-villarsVILLARS CLAUDE LOUIS HECTOR duc de (1653-1734) maréchal de France

    Biographie de CLAUDE LOUIS HECTOR VILLARS duc de (1653-1734) maréchal de France. « À la guerre, tout dépend d'imposer à son ennemi et, dès qu'on a gagné... Biographie de CLAUDE LOUIS HECTOR VILLARS duc de (1653-1734) maréchal de France. « À la guerre, tout dépend d'imposer à son ennemi et, dès qu'on a gagné ce point, de ne lui plus donner le temps de reprendre du cœur.