Duke of Auerstädt

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The Duke of Auerstädt is the Napoleonic noble title granted to French Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout in honor of his decisive victory at the Battle of Auerstädt in 1806.

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Duke of Auerstädt canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French ducal title
noble title
associatedBattle Battle of Auerstädt
associatedCampaign Napoleon’s 1806 campaign against Prussia
associatedMonarch Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
associatedWith Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout
associatedWithConflict War of the Fourth Coalition
associatedWithPerson Napoleon Bonaparte
battleOpponents Prussian army
linked to: Prussian Army
battleTheater Germany
conferredBy Napoleon I
country First French Empire
dateOfAssociatedBattle 14 October 1806
grantedTo Louis-Nicolas Davout
hasHistoricalSignificance commemorates French victory over Prussia in 1806
hasHonorificBasis military achievement
heldBy Louis-Nicolas Davout
historicalEra Napoleonic era
holderBirthYear 1770
holderDeathYear 1823
holderFullName Louis-Nicolas d’Avout de Thionville de Roche-Fort
inception 1808
languageOfTitle French
namedAfter Battle of Auerstädt
nobilityType hereditary title
nobleRank duke
reasonForAward victory at the Battle of Auerstädt
region French Empire
relatedTitleHolderOtherTitle Prince of Eckmühl
titleCategory victory title
titleHolderMilitaryRank Marshal of France
linked to: Maréchal de France
titleStyleInFrench duc d’Auerstaedt
titleSystem Napoleonic nobility

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Louis-Nicolas Davout nobleTitle Duke of Auerstädt
Louis-Nicolas Davout title Duke of Auerstädt
subject linked to: The Iron Marshal
Prince of Eckmühl relatedTitle Duke of Auerstädt
Louis-Nicolas d’Avout honorificTitle Duke of Auerstädt