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François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie
1745May, 22

François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie

François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (b. 1671)
François-Marie, duc de Broglie, (11 January 1671 – 22 May 1745) was a French military leader.

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