Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duke of Istria (6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a divisional general. Their cousin, Géraud-Pierre-Henri-Julien, also served Emperor Napoleon I as a diplomat and imperial official.
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6 August 1768 Prayssac, France
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Died |
1 May 1813 (aged 44) Weißenfels, Germany
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Zodiac | Leo |
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