Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi

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Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi, was a prominent French general and courtier under Louis XIV, remembered for his high noble status and several major military defeats during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French general
French noble
duke
human
marshal of France
allegiance Kingdom of France
birthDate 1644-04-07
birthPlace Kingdom of France
Lyon
burialPlace Église Saint‑Sulpice
surface form: Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris
centuryOfActivity 17th century
18th century
child Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
surface form: Louis Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
closeTo Louis XIV of France
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
courtRole courtier at the Palace of Versailles
favorite of Louis XIV
deathDate 1730-07-18
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
employer Louis XIV of France
Louis XV of France
era Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime France
familyName de Neufville
father Nicolas de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
givenName François
languageSpoken French
memberOf French nobility
House of Neufville de Villeroy
militaryConflict Nine Years' War
surface form: War of the Grand Alliance

War of the Spanish Succession
mother Madeleine de Blanchefort
nobleTitle Duke of Villeroi
notableFor capture at the Battle of Cremona (1702)
command in the War of the Spanish Succession
defeat at the Battle of Chiari
defeat at the Battle of Ramillies
major military defeats
role as courtier of Louis XIV
notableWork military service under Louis XIV
positionHeld governor of Lyon
governor of the young Louis XV
governor of the Île-de-France
marshal of France
peer of France
promotedToMarshal 1693
rank Maréchal de France
surface form: Marshal of France
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Marguerite-Marie de Cossé-Brissac

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Battle of Ramillies commander Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroi