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Louis XVI of France. Mother. Marie Antoinette. Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a fils de France ("Child of France"). Louis Joseph died aged seven from tuberculosis and was succeeded ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Louis Joseph, duke of Vendôme (born July 1, 1654, Paris—died June 15, 1712, Vinaroz, Spain) was one of King Louis XIV’s leading generals during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14). Vendôme was the son of Louis de Vendôme, duc de Mercoeur, by his marriage to Jules Cardinal Mazarin’s niece, Laure Mancini.
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was born at the Château de Candiac, in Languedoc, France on 28 February 1712, to a family of the lesser nobility, with a tradition of military service dating back to the 17th century. He began his own military career at the age of nine, when his parents purchased him a training position in the Hainaut regiment. He was promo...
In 1755, Montcalm was staying at Versailles when he was asked to take command of the French forces in North America, which had already engaged in major confrontations with the British. The 44-year-old veteran was appointed to the rank of maréchal de camp(general). He accepted this commission reluctantly: he did not desire it for himself, but the la...
Montcalm’s promotion made him almost equal in rank to Governor Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, with whom his relations were tense, but he still had to consider the governor’s views before taking action. In the summer of 1759, Quebec City was attacked by a British expeditionary force led by General James Wolfe. The 10,000 British soldiers formed a sm...
In 2001, Montcalm’s remains were transferred to the cemetery of the Hôpital-Général de Québec in a ceremony led by Quebec premier Bernard Landry. Montcalm lies there still, in a mausoleum dedicated to him. Several monuments now honour the memory of this man who gave his life for the defence of New France. One is a statue on the façade of Quebec’s p...
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Mar 27, 2024 · French and Indian War. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm (born Feb. 28, 1712, Candiac, France—died Sept. 14, 1759, Quebec) was a general who served as commander in chief of French forces in Canada (1756–59) during the Seven Years’ War, a worldwide struggle between Great Britain and France for colonial possessions.
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. Library of Congress. Title Commander-in-Chief. Affiliation French. Date of Birth - Death February 28, 1712 - September 14, 1759. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was born February 28, 1712 to Louis-Daniel de Montcalm of the House of Montcalm, a noble family of Nimes, France and Marie-Therese de Pierre.
Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg. Signature. Louis Joseph de Bourbon (9 August 1736 – 13 May 1818) was Prince of Condé from 1740 to his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he held the prestigious rank of Prince du Sang .
Nov 8, 2022 · Louis Joseph Xavier François (22 October 1781 – 4 June 1789) was Dauphin of France as the second child and first son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. As son of a king of France, he was a fils de France ("Child of France").
