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François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy
1644Apr, 7

François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy

François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (d. 1730)
François de Neufville, (2nd) Duke of Villeroy (7 April 1644 – 18 July 1730) was a French soldier.

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