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Jean Cavalier

Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey
Person Human Q528529

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
November 28, 1681
Date of death
May 17, 1740
Place of birth
Ribaute-les-Tavernes
Place of death
Chelsea
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
military leader, military officer, military personnel
Position held
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, military leader[9][10]
Religion or worldview
Protestantism[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English[30][31]
Allegiance
Camisard, Duchy of Savoy, Kingdom of Great Britain[23][24][25]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26][27][28][29]
Family name
Cavalier[21]
Given name
Jean[22]
Military, police or special rank
brigadier general[13]
Name in native language
Jean Cavalier[32]
Participated in conflict
War of the Camisards, War of the Spanish Succession[19][20]
Residence
Geneva, Anduze, Cévennes, Dublin, Chelsea[14][15][16][17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jean Cavalier ru Жан Кавалье ru Кавалье, Жан zh 让·卡瓦利埃
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000120991356
VIAF cluster ID
12335599
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82061886
GND ID
143780646
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jean-cavalier.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120947633
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01283325
CIRDOC author ID
14669
DDB person (GND) ID
143780646
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
143780646
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jean-Cavalier
FAST ID
91710
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Fandom article ID
cs.historika:Jean_Cavalier
Freebase ID
/m/02x4sz
IdRef ID
029289432
IxTheo authority ID
654721491
J9U entity ID
987007277357105171
Lex ID
Jean_Cavalier
NLA Trove people ID
995618
NUKAT ID
n2006098140
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000444398
Open Library ID
OL2079477A
OpenMLOL author ID
112179
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
4917
SNAC ARK ID
w6x65tfx
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10002212
Treccani ID
jean-cavalier
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
jean-cavalier
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/e0481632-af5a-4b65-a919-28e5a5b1209a

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🔗 Connections
Residence 5
Dublin, Geneva, Chelsea, Cévennes, Anduze
Allegiance 3
Kingdom of Great Britain, Duchy of Savoy, Camisard
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Occupation 2
military officer, military leader
Participated in conflict 2
War of the Spanish Succession, War of the Camisards
Position held 2
military leader, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Jean
Instance of 1
human
Military, police or special rank 1
brigadier general
Place of birth 1
Ribaute-les-Tavernes
Place of death 1
Chelsea
Religion or worldview 1
Protestantism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jean Cavalier was born on November 28, 1681[1], in Ribaute-les-Tavernes[2]. He died on May 17, 1740[3], in Chelsea[4]. He worked as a military leader[5], military officer[6], and military personnel[7].

FAQs

Where was Jean Cavalier born?

Jean Cavalier was born in Ribaute-les-Tavernes[2].

Where did Jean Cavalier die?

Jean Cavalier died in Chelsea[4].

What did Jean Cavalier do for work?

Jean Cavalier worked as a military leader[5], military officer[6], and military personnel[7].

Related Entities

Anduze Cévennes Duchy of Savoy France Kingdom of Great Britain

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → military leader, military officer, military personnel
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