Louis Sauveur Villeneuve, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French diplomat
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Place of Birth: Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Louis Sauveur Villeneuve
- Louis Sauveur, Marquis de Villeneuve was French ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1728 to 1741.
- He was instrumental in pushing the Ottoman Empire to war with the Russian Empire, in the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739).
- He was also put in charge of negotiating the peace to this war, managing to impose unfavourable conditions on the Austrians, as a result, the 1739 Peace of Belgrade was extremely favourable to the Ottomans, thanks to Villeneuve's intervention.
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