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Charles-Hector, count d’Estaing
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Also Known As Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Henri-Hector, comte d’Estaing, marquis de Saillans
Born November 24, 1729 • France • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died April 28, 1794 (aged 64) • Paris • France
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