Vatel (film)
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Vatel is a 2000 historical drama film directed by Roland Joffé, written by Jeanne Labrune and translated by Tom Stoppard, and starring Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Julian Gl
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Louis, Grand Condé
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Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, known as le Grand Condé, was a French military commander. A tactician and strategist, he is regarded as one of France's greatest generals, particularly celebrated
Vatel (film)
…Direction. The film opened the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The story takes place in 1671. In the context of the Franco-Dutch War, a financially struggling prince of Condé is visited by King Louis XIV for three days of festivities at the Château de Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as an army General, and spares…
Louis as Duke of Enghien, c. 1640s
Battle of Rocroi, 19 May 1643, the duc d'Enghien ordering his troops to stop fighting the Spanish, who have come to him to surrender
Condé at the Battle of Lens, 20 August 1648
The duc d'Enghien saving his father, the Grand Condé at the 1674 battle of Seneffe