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Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier
1610Oct, 6

Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier

Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general (d. 1690)
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier (6 October 1610 – 17 November 1690), was a French soldier and, from 1668 to 1680, the governor of the dauphin, the eldest son and heir of Louis XIV, King of France.

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