Jacques Bazin, marquis de Bezons (November 14, 1646 – May 22, 1733) was a French

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and Councillor of State. He was the son of lawyer and politician

Claude Bazin de Bezons Claude Bazin de Bezons (; 1617 – 20 March 1684) was a French lawyer, politician, and second holder of l'Académie française, seat 1. Biography Bazin de Bezons was born in Paris, France. His grandfather, Claude Bazin, married Marie Chanterel ...

and brother of Armand,

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and

Archbishop of Bordeaux The Archdiocese of Bordeaux (–Bazas) (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Burdigalensis (–Bazensis)''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Bordeaux (–Bazas)''; Occitan: ''Archidiocèsi de Bordèu (–Vasats)'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or a ...

, In his youth, he participated in the

Siege of Candia The siege of Candia (modern Heraklion, Crete) was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled city. Lasting from 1648 to 1669, or a total of 21 years, it is the second-longest siege in history after the siege of Ce ...

and the

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, where he was severely injured in the

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. Promoted to ''brigadier'' in 1688, he commanded the reserve corps during the Battle of Steinkerque and the

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. In the

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, he fought in 1701 in Germany and then as Lieutenant-General in Italy, where he participated in the

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and the sieges of

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and Ivrea.
In 1708, he moved to Spain and fought in the successful

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. Named Marshal in 1709, he was unable to prevent

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from taking

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. In 1711, together with

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, he was made commander of the French Army in Germany. In the

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his troops besieged and took

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. For his services during the war, he was awarded the cordon bleu of the

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, and in Spain the

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. After the death of Louis XIV, he became a member of the

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Sources

* Gustave Chaix d'Est-Ange, Dictionnaire des familles françaises anciennes ou notables à la fin du XIXme siecle, Volume 3, C. Hérissey, 1904. * Louis de La Roque, Catalogue historique des généraux français, Desaide, 1896. *

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, , Blaise, 1820 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bazin de Bezons, Jacques French nobility 1646 births 1733 deaths Marshals of France French army commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain

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