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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 brilliant 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 432,429 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Louis, Grand Condé is the 142nd most popular military personnel (down from 135th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from France (up from 450th in 2019) and the 14th 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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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 142 out of 1,468. Before him are Axel von Fersen the Younger, Hermann Fegelein, August von Mackensen, Pancho Villa, Hasdrubal Barca, and Aleksandr Vasilevsky. After him are Dong Zhuo, Miloš Obilić, Chester W. Nimitz, Jean Lannes, Saigō Takamori, and Franz Halder.

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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 Guru Tegh Bahadur, George II Rákóczi, Thomas Willis, Amakusa Shirō, Petar Zrinski, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, Isaac van Ostade, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, and Allaert van Everdingen. 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, Pietro Mengoli, and Jacques d'Arthois.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 434 out of 6,011. Before him are Patrice de MacMahon (1808), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Éric Rohmer (1920), Théophile Gautier (1811), Auguste Escoffier (1847), and Francis Poulenc (1899). After him are Brigitte Macron (1953), Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), Marquis de Condorcet (1743), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Jacques Tati (1907), and Louis III of France (863).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Louis, Grand Condé ranks 14. Before him are Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Theodor Eicke (1892), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), and André Masséna (1758). After him are Jean Lannes (1769), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), Joseph Joffre (1852), Auguste de Marmont (1774), Syagrius (430), and Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769).

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