Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Marshal of France
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Place of Birth: Prayssac, Occitania, France
About Jean-Baptiste Bessières
- Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria (6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a Marshal of the Empire of the Napoleonic Era.
- His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a divisional general.
- Their cousin, Géraud-Pierre-Henri-Julien, also served Napoleon I as a diplomat and Imperial official.
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