Louis, Grand Condé

Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, known as le Grand Condé, was a French military commander. A brilliant tactician and strategist, he is regarded as one of France's greatest generals, particularly celebrated for his triumphs in the Thirty Years' War and his campaigns during the Franco-Dutch War.

8 September 1621

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