François de Calvo
François de Calvo (* 1625 ; † May 29, 1690 in Deinze ) was a French officer and aristocrat .
Life
François de Calvo came from a noble Catalan family. He decided to join the French army when the reaper revolt was raging in Catalonia. After serving in the infantry , he went to the cavalry and in 1647 was Colonel of the Régiment d'Aguilar cavalerie .
In 1674 he was promoted to Brigadier des armées du roi . In 1676, after his fearless defense of Maastricht, the king appointed him lieutenant-general . He was made Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit shortly before his death in 1688 .
Web links
Commons : François de Calvo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ François de Calvo in Realitat i mite en la història d'Andorra , accessed on April 20, 2017. (French, PDF)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calvo, François de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and aristocrat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1625 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1690 |
| Place of death | Deinze |