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Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, actually von Waldstein, was a Bohemian soldier and politician, who offered his services, and an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men during the Danish pe...
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, actually von Waldstein, was a Bohemian soldier and politician, who offered his services, and an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men during the Danish pe...
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimus, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel.
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimus, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel.
Aleksei Shein
Aleksei Semyonovich Shein (Алексей Семенович Шеин in Russian) (1662 – February 12, 1700), Russian commander and statesman, the first Russian Generalissimus (1696), boyar, great-grandson of M...
Aleksei Semyonovich Shein (Алексей Семенович Шеин in Russian) (1662 – February 12, 1700), Russian commander and statesman, the first Russian Generalissimus (1696), boyar, great-grandson of M...
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, Count Suvorov of Rymnik, Prince in Italy, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, was the fourth and last generalissimo of the Russian Empire.
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, Count Suvorov of Rymnik, Prince in Italy, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, was the fourth and last generalissimo of the Russian Empire.
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna and sometimes also "the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican p...
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna and sometimes also "the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican p...
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (de: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen) (Full name: Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Loren...
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (de: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen) (Full name: Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Loren...
Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara
Don Joaquín Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Alvarez de Toro, 1st Prince of Vergara, 1st Duke of la Victoria, 1st Duke of Morella, 1st Count of Luchana, 1st Viscount of Banderas (27 February 1793...
Don Joaquín Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Alvarez de Toro, 1st Prince of Vergara, 1st Duke of la Victoria, 1st Duke of Morella, 1st Count of Luchana, 1st Viscount of Banderas (27 February 1793...
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Charles X Gustav also Carl Gustav, Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660) was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death.
Charles X Gustav also Carl Gustav, Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660) was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death.
Charles XIV John of Sweden
Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death.
Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death.
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun was the last great general of Louis XIV of France and one of the most brilliant commander...
Claude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun was the last great general of Louis XIV of France and one of the most brilliant commander...
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was generalissimus of the Army of Russia, and the husband of Anna Leopoldovna, who reigned as regent of Russia for one year.
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was generalissimus of the Army of Russia, and the husband of Anna Leopoldovna, who reigned as regent of Russia for one year.
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, GCB, OM, DSO, was a French soldier, military theorist, and First World War hero credited with possessing "the most original and subtle mind in the French army" in the ear...
Francisco de Miranda
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Rodríguez, commonly known as Francisco de Miranda, was a Venezuelan revolutionary.
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Rodríguez, commonly known as Francisco de Miranda, was a Venezuelan revolutionary.
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde, better known under the name of Franco, was a Spanish general, dictator and the leader of the Nationalist military rebellion in the Spanish Civil War, and tota...
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde, better known under the name of Franco, was a Spanish general, dictator and the leader of the Nationalist military rebellion in the Spanish Civil War, and tota...
Fyodor Romodanovsky
Prince Fyodor Yuryevich Romodanovsky was one of Peter the Great's foremost assistants in the task of modernizing Russia.
Prince Fyodor Yuryevich Romodanovsky was one of Peter the Great's foremost assistants in the task of modernizing Russia.
Generalissimo
Generalissimo and Generalissimus are military ranks of the highest degree, superior to Field Marshal and other five-star ranks.
Generalissimo and Generalissimus are military ranks of the highest degree, superior to Field Marshal and other five-star ranks.
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family.
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family.
Henry I, Duke of Guise
Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu (December 31, 1550 – December 23, 1588, Château de Blois), sometimes called Le Balafré (Scarface), was the eldest son of Francis,...
Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu (December 31, 1550 – December 23, 1588, Château de Blois), sometimes called Le Balafré (Scarface), was the eldest son of Francis,...
Ignacio Allende
Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), born Ignacio Allende y Unzaga, was a captain of the Spanish Army in Mexico who came to sympathize with the Mexican independen...
Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), born Ignacio Allende y Unzaga, was a captain of the Spanish Army in Mexico who came to sympathize with the Mexican independen...
Ihsan Nuri
Ihsan Nuri, also known as Ihsan Nuri Pasha (1892 or 1893, Bitlis – March 25, 1976, Tehran) was a Kurdish soldier and politician.
Ihsan Nuri, also known as Ihsan Nuri Pasha (1892 or 1893, Bitlis – March 25, 1976, Tehran) was a Kurdish soldier and politician.
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia (; 29 March 1769 – 26 November 1851), the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804.
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia (; 29 March 1769 – 26 November 1851), the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804.
Jerzy Ossoliński
Prince Jerzy Ossoliński (1595–1650) was a Polish szlachcic, Crown Court Treasurer from 1632, voivode of Sandomierz from 1636, Reichsfürst (Imperial Prince) since 1634, Crown Deputy Cha...
Prince Jerzy Ossoliński (1595–1650) was a Polish szlachcic, Crown Court Treasurer from 1632, voivode of Sandomierz from 1636, Reichsfürst (Imperial Prince) since 1634, Crown Deputy Cha...
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC, was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th ...
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC, was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th ...
John of Austria
John of Austria (24 February 1547 – 1 October 1578), in English traditionally known as Don John of Austria, in Spanish as Don Juan de Austria and in German as Ritter Johann ...
John of Austria (24 February 1547 – 1 October 1578), in English traditionally known as Don John of Austria, in Spanish as Don Juan de Austria and in German as Ritter Johann ...
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин; born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was the Premier of t...
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин; born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was the Premier of t...
José María Morelos
José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón (September 30, 1765, Valladolid, now Morelia, Michoacán – December 22, 1815, San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of México) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and re...
José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón (September 30, 1765, Valladolid, now Morelia, Michoacán – December 22, 1815, San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of México) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and re...
Józef Poniatowski
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of the Empire.
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of the Empire.
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg (April 18, 1771 – October 15, 1820) was an Austrian field marshal.
Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg (April 18, 1771 – October 15, 1820) was an Austrian field marshal.
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as "North Korea", from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
Kim Il-sung was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as "North Korea", from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.
Louis, Grand Condé
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon.
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor, more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a ...
Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor, more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a ...
Miguel I of Portugal
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael (26 October 1802, Lisbon – 14 November 1866, Großheubach), was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI ...
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael (26 October 1802, Lisbon – 14 November 1866, Großheubach), was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI ...
Miguel of Portugal
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael (26 October 1802, Lisbon – 14 November 1866, Bronnbach, Grand Duchy of Baden), was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second ...
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael (26 October 1802, Lisbon – 14 November 1866, Bronnbach, Grand Duchy of Baden), was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second ...
Máximo Gómez
Máximo Gómez y Báez was a Major General in the Ten Years' War and Cuba's military commander in that country's War of Independence.
Máximo Gómez y Báez was a Major General in the Ten Years' War and Cuba's military commander in that country's War of Independence.
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia (; 29 March 1769 - 26 November 1851), the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804.
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia (; 29 March 1769 - 26 November 1851), the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804.
Pietro Loredan
Pietro Loredan (died 1439) was a Venetian nobleman and admiral.
Pietro Loredan (died 1439) was a Venetian nobleman and admiral.
Rafael Trujillo
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed El Jefe, ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed El Jefe, ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961.
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary and first president and founding father of the Republic of China.
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary and first president and founding father of the Republic of China.
Yeon Gaesomun
Yeon Gaesomun was a powerful and controversial military dictator and Generalissimo in the waning days of Goguryeo, which was one of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea.
Yeon Gaesomun was a powerful and controversial military dictator and Generalissimo in the waning days of Goguryeo, which was one of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea.