Claude Abraham de Tubières de Grimoard de Pestel de Lévis (c. 1672 - 1759) was a French military leader.
Born in
Auvergne
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, he was the third son of the Henry de Tubières - Grimoard and Claude Fabert, daughter of
Abraham II de Fabert, a Marshal of the Kingdom of France.
He was Lieutenant General of the Spanish Army in 1707, military governor at
Extremadura
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, military governor at
Zaragoza
Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...
in 1718, military governor at
Galicia in 1722, Captain General of Valencia, Captain General of the Royal Armies in 1734. He was promoted in 1716 to be a knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece.
In 1742, after serving for 35 years the interests of Spain, he received to the title of Duke of Caylus and of
Grandee of Spain
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by King
Philip V of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...
.
External links
*http://www.grandesp.org.uk/historia/gzas/caylus.htm
*http://www.grandesp.org.uk/historia/gzas/albuquerque.htm
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1672 births
1759 deaths
People from Auvergne
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Spanish generals
French military leaders
Grandees of Spain
Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain