Louis Georges Érasme de Contades

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Louis Georges Érasme de Contades was an 18th-century French marshal and military commander best known for leading French forces during the Seven Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French military officer
human
marshal of France
allegiance Kingdom of France
appointed marshal of France in 1758
birthDate 1704-10-19
birthPlace Gizeux, France
child Georges-Gaspard de Contades
commanded French army at the Battle of Minden
conflict Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1795-01-19
deathPlace Livry, France
era 18th century
familyName de Contades
linked to: Marshal de Contades
givenName Georges
Louis
Érasme
linked to: Desiderius Erasmus
honor marshal's baton of France
languageSpoken French
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank lieutenant general
marshal of France
name Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
nobleFamily House of Contades
nobleTitle marquis de Contades
notableBattle Battle of Minden
notableWork command of French forces in Germany during the Seven Years' War
occupation military commander
soldier
participatedIn Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Polish Succession
positionHeld commander of the Army of the Rhine
marshal of France
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Château de Gizeux
spouse Marie-Françoise de Cossé-Brissac

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Battle of Minden commander Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Marshal de Contades fullName Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Marshal de Contades nobleTitle marquis de Contades
linked to: Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades name Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades nobleTitle marquis de Contades
linked to: Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades child Georges-Gaspard de Contades
linked to: Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Western German campaign of 1759 hasCommander Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Battle of Lutterberg commander Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
French army in Westphalia notableCommander Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Western Germany campaign of 1758 commander Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
House of Contades notableMember Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
House of Contades produced Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Marquis de Contades notableBearer Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
subject linked to: marquis de Contades