MILITARY PERSONNEL

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis, Grand Condé has received more than 465,925 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 37 in 2019). Louis, Grand Condé is the 162nd most popular military personnel (down from 142nd in 2019), the 535th most popular biography from France (down from 434th 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 162 out of 2,058. Before him are Alfred von Schlieffen, Semyon Timoshenko, Abraha, Hermann Fegelein, Alexander Selkirk, and Joseph Joffre. After him are Joachim Peiper, Semyon Budyonny, Anton Denikin, Matilda of Tuscany, Paul Hausser, and Dragut.

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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 Amakusa Shirō, George II Rákóczi, Thomas Willis, Petar Zrinski, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Allaert van Everdingen, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, Isaac van Ostade, and Shi Lang. Among people deceased in 1686, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 2. Before him is Otto von Guericke. After him are Nicolas Steno, Eleonora Gonzaga, Carlo Dolci, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, François Blondel, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg, and Pietro Mengoli.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 535 out of 6,770. Before him are Hilary of Poitiers (315), Joseph Joffre (1852), Avitus (395), Marcel Mauss (1872), Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), and Théodore Rousseau (1812). After him are Boris Vian (1920), Jacques Hébert (1757), Héloïse (1101), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Jacques Tati (1907), and Jacques Monod (1910).

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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 Lannes (1769), André Masséna (1758), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), and Joseph Joffre (1852). After him are Auguste de Marmont (1774), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), and Syagrius (430).

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