Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham

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Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, was a French-born English nobleman and army officer who rose to prominence in the late 17th century as a trusted military commander under King James II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
peer of England ⓘ
battle Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
birthYear 1641 ⓘ
burialPlace England ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France ⓘ
court English royal court ⓘ
deathYear 1709 ⓘ
familyName de Duras ⓘ
givenName Louis ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
French ⓘ
loyalty House of Stuart ⓘ
marriageType childless marriage ⓘ
militaryBranch English Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
monarchServed Charles II of England ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
naturalizedIn Kingdom of England ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Baron Duras ⓘ
notableEvent Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
notableFor commanding royal forces at the Battle of Sedgemoor ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France ⓘ
politicalAlignment royalist ⓘ
positionHeld Gentleman of the Bedchamber ⓘ
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Catherine of Braganza ⓘ
Master of the Horse ⓘ
commander of royal forces against the Monmouth Rebellion ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
relatedByMarriageTo George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleInBattleOfSedgemoor commander of royalist forces ⓘ
servedUnder Charles II of England ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Mary Sondes ⓘ
titleExtinction Earl of Feversham title became extinct on his death ⓘ
titleInheritedFrom George Sondes, 1st Earl of Feversham ⓘ

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Battle of Sedgemoor → commander → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Monmouth Rebellion → opponent → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Royal Army of King James II → commander → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Battle of Sedgemoor → commander → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Sedgemore
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham → nobleTitle → 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
linked to: Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham
Pitchfork Rebellion → commanderForSide → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Battle of Norton St Philip → commander → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Court of James II of England → notableMember → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham → positionHeld → 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
subject linked to: Louis
linked to: Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham
de Duras → notableMember → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham → ordinalOfTitle → 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
subject linked to: de Duras
linked to: Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham
Mary Sondes → spouse → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ
Monmouth's rebel infantry → opposedByCommander → Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham ⓘ