René Duguay-Trouin
(1673-1736)
French privateer
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René Trouin, Sieur du Gué, usually called René Duguay-Trouin, (10 June 1673 in Saint Malo – 1736) was a famous Breton corsair of Saint-Malo. He had a brilliant privateering and naval career and eventually became "Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King" (i.e. Vice admiral) (French:Lieutenant-Général des armées navales du roi), and a Commander in the Order of Saint-Louis. Ten ships of the French Navy were named in his honour.
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10 June 1673 Saint-Malo, France
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| Died |
27 September 1736 (aged 63) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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