Victor-Marie d'Estrées

Victor-Marie d'Estrées
Victor-Marie d'Estrées
5th Duke of Estrées
	1710 portrait of the Maréchal d'Estrées by Nicolas de Largillière
Full name	Victor Marie d'Estrées
Born	30 November 1660; Hôtel d'Estrées, Paris, France
Died	27 December 1737 (aged 77); Hôtel d'Estrées, Paris, France
Spouse(s)	Lucie Félicité de Noailles
Issue	no issue
Father	Jean d'Estrées, Count of Estrées
Mother	Marie Marguerite Morin
Military career
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Service/branch	French Army ; French Navy
Years of service	1676–1731
Rank	Marshal of France
Commands held	Flotte du Ponant
Battles/wars	Franco-Dutch War Action of March 1677; ; Nine Years' War Battle of Beachy Head; ; War of the Spanish Succession; Battle of Málaga;
Awards	Order of the Holy Spirit ; Order of the Golden Fleece
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Vice-Admiral Victor Marie d'Estrées, 5th Duke of Estrées (30 November 1660 – 27 December 1737) was a French military officer, politician and nobleman. Born in Paris, he was made a Marshal of France and was subsequently known as the "Maréchal d'Estrées".

Biography

The son of

Mediterranean. At the beginning of the Nine Years' War, he volunteered to again serve in the army and was wounded in the siege of Philippsburg in 1688. In 1690, he commanded 20 ships in the Battle of Beachy Head. Then, on command of King Louis XIV, he took charge of the Mediterranean fleet and supported Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme in the capture of Barcelona

in 1697.

In 1698, he married Lucie Félicité de Noailles, the daughter of

Battle of Vélez-Málaga

(24 August 1704).

During the Regency of

Peer of France

in 1723, after the death of his uncle. He died in 1737.

The French cruiser D'Estrées and D'Estrees Bay in South Australia was named in his honour.^[1]