Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis
Military Person
1719 – 1787
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Who was Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis?
François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis, born in Ajac, Aude, was a French noble and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, and served as a capable second in command to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm in the defense of New France during the Seven Years' War. Following the surrender of New France in 1760, he served in Europe. After the war he was appointed Governor of Artois, and in 1783 he was made a Marshal of France.
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- Born
- Aug 20, 1719
Ajac - Also known as
- François Gaston de Lévis, Duc de Lévis
- Francois Gaston de Levis, Duc de Levis
- Chevalier de Levis
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Nov 20, 1787
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on July 23, 2013
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