Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve
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Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve was a French naval officer best known as the admiral commanding the combined French and Spanish fleet defeated by Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve canonical | 1 |
| comte de Villeneuve | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1763-12-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
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Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ Valensole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stabbing ⓘ |
| commanderOf | Combined French and Spanish fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-04-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Villeneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre-Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Vice admiral ⓘ |
| name | Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count of Villeneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Trafalgar
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| opponent |
Horatio Nelson
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Battle of Trafalgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Toulon fleet
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Commander of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1806 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1806 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | circa 1778 ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
comte de Villeneuve