In 1897, the Phare d'Eckmühl was opened on the headland of Penmarc'h in Brittany.
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Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout, better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal". He is ranked as one of Napoleon's finest commanders,…
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politics · French Marshal (1770–1823) · politician · military officer · military leader · marshal · also Louis-Nicolas Davout, Prince d'Eckmühl, Davout
Born 10 May 1770 · Died 1 June 1823 · Q158778
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1897· 2 entries
The Phare d'Eckmühl was opened on the headland of Penmarc'h in Brittany
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1823· 1 entry
Died 1823-06-01.
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1822· 1 entry
Davout was elected mayor of Savigny-sur-Orge, an office he held for a year
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1820· 1 entry
To Achille, Comte Félix-Vigier (1801–1868)
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1819· 1 entry
His titles were restored and he was made a Peer of France
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1817· 1 entry
His rank and titles were restored and in 1819, he became a member of the Chamber of Peers
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1810· 3 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Christ (1810).
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Davout travelled to Compiègne with Napoleon to collect the 18-year-old bride Marie-Louise of Austria
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Was sent to Hamburg when Marshal Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte left for Sweden; Davout was entrusted by Napoleon with the task of organizing the "corps of observation of the Elbe", which would become the gigantic arm
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1809· 1 entry
Davout took part in the Battle of Eckmühl, and also distinguished himself in the Battle of Wagram, where he commanded the right wing
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1807· 2 entries
Napoleon named him governor-general of the Duchy of Warsaw and granted him the title Duke of Auerstaedt
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And the next year awarded him with the title of Duke of Auerstädt
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1804· 2 entries
Awarded Marshal of the Empire (1804).
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Davout was named as one of the original 18 Marshals of the Empire
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1801· 2 entries
To Marc-Antoine Bonnin de La Bonninière, 1st Count de Beaumont (1763–1830), and another brother, Alexandre-Louis-Edme, 1st Baron d'Avout (1773–1820), married in 1808 to Alire Parisot (1786–1856)
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And who remained with him until his death
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1770· 1 entry
Born 1770-05-10.
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