Duke of Villars

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The Duke of Villars was a prominent French noble title most famously held by Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars, one of Louis XIV’s greatest military commanders during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Duke of Villars canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble
French noble title
Marshal of France
allegiance Louis XIV of France
associatedDynasty Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime
associatedMonarch Louis XIV of France
associatedWar War of the Spanish Succession
country Kingdom of France
Kingdom of France
heldTitle Duke of Villars
historicalEra early 18th century
late 17th century
language French
languageOfTitle French
linkedToEvent Louis XIV’s wars
linked to: Louis XIV's wars
militaryConflict War of the Spanish Succession
nobleRank Duke
nobleTitle Duke
notability prominent French noble title
notableFor being one of Louis XIV’s greatest generals
service in the War of the Spanish Succession
notableHolder Claude Louis Hector de Villars
occupation military commander
titleHolderRole Marshal of France
military commander

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Claude Louis Hector de Villars nobleTitle Duke of Villars
Claude Louis Hector de Villars nobleTitle Duke of Villars
subject linked to: de Villars
Claude Louis Hector de Villars heldTitle Duke of Villars
subject linked to: Duke of Villars