Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Claude Louis Hector de Villars was born on May 8, 1653. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince of Martigues, Marquis then (1st) Duke of Villars, Viscount of Melun (French pronunciation: [klod lwi ɛktɔʁ də vilaʁ], 8 May 1653 – 17 June 1734) was a French military commander and an illustrious general of Louis XIV. He was one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France. Villars is considered one of the great military commanders produced by his time.