Louis Georges Érasme de Contades

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Louis Georges Érasme de Contades was an 18th-century French marshal and military commander best known for leading French forces during the Seven Years' War.

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instanceOf French military officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
marshal of France ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of France ⓘ
appointed marshal of France in 1758 ⓘ
birthDate 1704-10-19 ⓘ
birthPlace Gizeux, France ⓘ
child Georges-Gaspard de Contades ⓘ
commanded French army at the Battle of Minden ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1795-01-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Livry, France ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName de Contades ⓘ
linked to: Marshal de Contades
givenName Georges ⓘ
Louis ⓘ
Érasme ⓘ
linked to: Desiderius Erasmus
honor marshal's baton of France ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army ⓘ
militaryRank lieutenant general ⓘ
marshal of France ⓘ
name Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Contades ⓘ
nobleTitle marquis de Contades ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Minden ⓘ
notableWork command of French forces in Germany during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
positionHeld commander of the Army of the Rhine ⓘ
marshal of France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Château de Gizeux ⓘ
spouse Marie-Françoise de Cossé-Brissac ⓘ

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Battle of Minden → commander → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
Marshal de Contades → fullName → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
Marshal de Contades → nobleTitle → marquis de Contades ⓘ
linked to: Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades → name → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades → nobleTitle → marquis de Contades ⓘ
linked to: Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Louis Georges Érasme de Contades → child → Georges-Gaspard de Contades ⓘ
linked to: Louis Georges Érasme de Contades
Western German campaign of 1759 → hasCommander → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
Battle of Lutterberg → commander → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
French army in Westphalia → notableCommander → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
Western Germany campaign of 1758 → commander → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
House of Contades → notableMember → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
House of Contades → produced → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
Marquis de Contades → notableBearer → Louis Georges Érasme de Contades ⓘ
subject linked to: marquis de Contades