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Louis Desaix

1768 - 1800

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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (French: [lwi ʃaʁl ɑ̃twan dəzɛ]) (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the name Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Desaix has received more than 262,204 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Louis Desaix is the 2,562nd most popular politician (up from 2,711th in 2019), the 862nd most popular biography from France (up from 892nd in 2019) and the 195th most popular French Politician.

Louis Desaix is most famous for his role in the battle of Marengo in 1800.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Desaix ranks 2,562 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Mandl, Bachir Gemayel, Emperor Nakamikado, Thomas Palaiologos, Julius Nyerere, and Christopher II of Denmark. After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Al-Wathiq, and Armand Fallières.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Louis Desaix ranks 9. Before him are Joseph Bonaparte, François-René de Chateaubriand, Charlotte Corday, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Frederick VI of Denmark, and Karađorđe. After him are Caroline of Brunswick, Lazare Hoche, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Tecumseh, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, and Nakşidil Sultan. Among people deceased in 1800, Louis Desaix ranks 5. Before him are Alexander Suvorov, Jeongjo of Joseon, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, and Adélaïde of France. After him are Niccolò Piccinni, Salawat Yulayev, Peter von Biron, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, George XII of Georgia, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano, and Jean-Antoine Marbot.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Desaix ranks 862 out of 6,770. Before him are Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), Georges Picquart (1854), Françoise Dorléac (1942), Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), and Alfred de Vigny (1797). After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Armand Fallières (1841), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857), and Adelaide of Maurienne (1092).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Desaix ranks 195. Before him are Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), Mary of Guise (1515), Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677), Georges Couthon (1755), Paul Reynaud (1878), and Léon Gambetta (1838). After him are Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838), Armand Fallières (1841), Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Victoire of France (1733), Dagobert II (650), and Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703).

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