Francis Ligonier

British Army officer
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Francis Ligonier

Summary

Francis Ligonier is a human[1]. He was born on +1693-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1746-01-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military officer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Francis Ligonier was born on +1693-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Francis Ligonier was born on +1683-01-01T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Francis Ligonier died on +1746-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Francis Ligonier's father was Louis de Ligonnier, Seigneur de Montcuquet[7].
  • Francis Ligonier's mother was Louise du Poncet[8].
  • Among Francis Ligonier's spouses was Anne Freeman[9].
  • A child of Francis Ligonier was Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier[10].
  • A child of Francis Ligonier was Frances Ligonier[11].
  • A child of Francis Ligonier was Frances Ligonier[12].
  • Francis Ligonier held citizenship in Kingdom of France[13].
  • Francis Ligonier held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[14].
  • Francis Ligonier worked as a military officer[4].
  • Francis Ligonier is recorded as male[15].
  • Francis Ligonier's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Francis Ligonier's military branch is recorded as British Army[17].
  • Francis Ligonier's military, police or special rank is recorded as colonel[18].
  • Francis Ligonier's participated in conflict is recorded as War of the Austrian Succession[19].
  • Francis Ligonier's participated in conflict is recorded as Jacobite rising of 1745[20].
  • Francis Ligonier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h_f9k6[21].
  • Francis Ligonier's family name is recorded as Ligonier[22].
  • Francis Ligonier's given name is recorded as Francis[23].
  • Francis Ligonier's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 16652[24].
  • Francis Ligonier's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00733235[25].
  • Francis Ligonier's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10000415[26].
  • Francis Ligonier's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000016637332632[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1693-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1683-01-01T00:00:00Z[6]. Francis Ligonier's father was Louis de Ligonnier, Seigneur de Montcuquet[7]. His mother was Louise du Poncet[8].

Career and Affiliations

Francis Ligonier's professions included military officer[4].

Personal Life

Among Francis Ligonier's spouses was Anne Freeman[9]. Children include Edward Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier[10], a military leader[28], 1740–1782[29], of Kingdom of Great Britain[30] and Frances Ligonier[11], b. 1751[31].

Death and Burial

Francis Ligonier died on +1746-01-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Francis Ligonier ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were Francis Ligonier's parents?

Francis Ligonier's father was Louis de Ligonnier, Seigneur de Montcuquet[7]. Francis Ligonier's mother was Louise du Poncet[8].

Who was Francis Ligonier married to?

Francis Ligonier's spouses include Anne Freeman[9].

What did Francis Ligonier do for work?

Francis Ligonier worked as military officer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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