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Nicolas Catinat

French military commander and Marshal of France
Years: 1637 - 1712

Nicolas Catinat (1 September 1637 – 22 February 1712) is a French military commander and Marshal of France under Louis XIV.

The son of a magistrate, Catinat is born in Paris on 1 September 1637.

He enters the Gardes Françaises at an early age and distinguishes himself at the Siege of Lille in 1667.