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Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme

1654 - 1712

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Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, often simply called Vendôme (1 July 1654 – 11 June 1712) was a French general and Marshal of France. One of the great generals of his era, he was one of Louis XIV's most successful commanders in the War of the Grand Alliance and War of the Spanish Succession. Vendôme joined the French Army and was promoted Lieutenant General in 1688 after his distinguished combat record in the Franco-Dutch War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme has received more than 160,407 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme is the 2,913th most popular politician (up from 3,442nd in 2019), the 960th most popular biography from France (up from 1,149th in 2019) and the 227th most popular French Politician.

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme was a French military leader and the illegitimate son of King Louis XIV. He is most famous for being the commander of the French army at the Battle of Blenheim.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 2,913 out of 15,577Before him are Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland, Amalaric, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Paul Kruger, and Emperor Go-Yōzei. After him are Robert II, Count of Flanders, Tahmasp II, Justa Grata Honoria, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, Zhang Zuolin, and John Sherman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1654, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 4Before him are Kangxi Emperor, Jacob Bernoulli, and Emperor Reigen. After him are Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Pierre Varignon, Constantin Brâncoveanu, Agostino Steffani, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Vincent Lübeck. Among people deceased in 1712, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 6Before him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Denis Papin, Richard Cromwell, and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy. After him are Louis, Duke of Brittany, Bahadur Shah I, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Nicolas Catinat, Tokugawa Ienobu, and Jan van der Heyden.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 960 out of 6,011Before him are Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789), André Michel Lwoff (1902), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Marie Laforêt (1939), and Jean Anouilh (1910). After him are Pierre Brice (1929), Adela of Champagne (1140), Jean-Claude Trichet (1942), Louise of Lorraine (1553), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), and Marcellin Berthelot (1827).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ranks 227Before him are Cardinal de Rohan (1734), Christine of France (1606), Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518), Louis II of Anjou (1377), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), and Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470). After him are Louise of Lorraine (1553), Henri, Prince of Condé (1552), Armand Fallières (1841), Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467), Tetricus I (250), and Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611).