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Claude Louis Hector de Villars

French military commander

b. 1653 CE – d. 1734 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun (8 May 1653 – 17 June 1734) is the last great general of Louis XIV of France and one of the most brilliant commanders in French military history, one of only six Marshals who have been promoted to Marshal General of France.

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Moran, J. (2017). Claude Louis Hector de Villars. History Atlas. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/claude-louis-hector-de-villars/

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