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Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV. One of the most important military engineers in European history, his defensive principles remained in use for nearly 100 years after his death, while aspects of his offensive tactics were employed into the 20th century.
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culture · French Royal Army officer (1633–1707) · architect · military engineer · writer · general contractor · engineer · military officer · marshal · governor · also Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban, Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre De Vauban, Sébastien Leprestre de Vauban, Sébastian Le Prestre De Vauban
Born May 1633 · Died 30 March 1707 · Q192839
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Twelve groups of Vauban fortifications were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for their exceptional engineering and influence on military fortifications from the 17th through the 20th centuries
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
In what is now the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Near Metz, is recognisably a Vauban-style design
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Napoleon I ordered his heart reburied in Les Invalides, the resting place of many of France's most famous soldiers
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Died 1707-03-30.
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1705–1705).
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1701–1701).
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Born 1633-05.
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