Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars

Marshal General
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
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Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1704
Secretary of State for War
In office
1 October 1715 – 24 September 1718
MonarchLouis XV
Preceded byDaniel Voysin de la Noiraye
Succeeded byClaude le Blanc
Personal details
Born8 May 1653
Moulins, Kingdom of France
Died17 June 1734 (aged 81)
Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
SpouseJeanne Angélique Roque
ChildrenHonoré Armand de Villars
Parents
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Military service
Allegiance France
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Years of service1671–1734
RankMarshal General
Battles/warsFranco-Dutch War

Nine Years' War
War of the Camisards
War of the Spanish Succession

War of the Polish Succession

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. He was one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France.

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