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Guichen, Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de, 1712-1790

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Personal name headingGuichen, Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de, 1712-1790
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Variant(s)Du Bouëxic de Guichen, Luc Urbain, comte, 1712-1790
Bouëxic de Guichen, Luc Urbain du, comte, 1712-1790
Guichen, Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de, 1712-1790
Associated countryFrance
Associated placeGuichen, France
Birth date17120621
Death date17900113
Place of birthFougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Place of deathMorlaix, France
Field of activityFrance. Marine
Profession or occupationAdmirals
Found inJahan, F. Guichen, c2012: t.p. (Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen; began career in the "garde marine" of the French navy in 1730, serving for 52 years, and retiring as an admiral)
Dict. de biog. française, 1989: (Guichen (Luc-Urbain du Bouexic de) amiral; b. June 21, 1712, d. Jan. 13, 1790, left the navy in 1783)
DNB in VIAF, Oct. 22, 2012 (hdg.: Du Bouëxic de Guichen, Luc Urbain, 1712-1790; var.: Bouëxic de Guichen, Luc Urbain du, 1712-1790; Du Bouëxic, Luc Urbain, 1712-1790; Guichen, Luc Urbain du Bouëxic de, 1712-1790; born in Fougères, died in Morlaix)
Encyclopaedia Britannica 12, 11th ed. [online], Oct. 29, 2012 (Guichen, Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de, 1712-1790; French admiral, commander of French fleet during the American War for Independence, during the Battle of Ushant)
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