François-Marie, Comte De Broglie
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François-Marie, comte de Broglie and comte de Revel (1 November 16112 July 1656) was a prominent soldier and commander in the
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. Born in
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, he was originally known as Francesco-Maria di Broglia, conte di Revel before becoming
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in
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after 1643. Broglie founded one of the enduring families of the French
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. His son Victor-Maurice became a
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, and his grandson, François-Marie (also a marshal of France) became the first duc de Broglie.


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* Francois-Marie Francois-Marie 1611 births 1656 deaths French military personnel of the Thirty Years' War {{France-noble-stub