Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de (duke of)
- Villeroi, François de Neufville, duc de (duke of)
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▪ French marshal
Villeroi also spelled Villeroy
born April 7, 1644, Lyon, Fr.
died July 18, 1730, Paris
French courtier, a lifelong favourite of King
Louis XIV, who became marshal of France in 1693. His ducal father, Nicolas de Neufville, had been governor (educational supervisor) of the infant Louis XIV and marshal of France from 1646.
François is remembered for his misfortunes in the War of the Spanish Succession (
Spanish Succession, War of the), being taken prisoner at Cremona in 1702 and defeated at Ramillies in 1706. Minister of state in 1714 and governor of the infant Louis XV under Louis XIV's will, he was dismissed in 1722.
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