List of Famous people with last name Bessieres

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

First Name Jean-Baptiste

Last Name Bessières

Born on August 6, 1768

Died on May 1, 1813 (aged 44)

Born in France, Occitania

Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duke of Istria was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a divisional general. Their cousin, Géraud-Pierre-Henri-Julien, also served Emperor Napoleon I as a diplomat and imperial official.

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Napoléon Bessières

First Name Napoléon

Last Name Bessières

Born on August 2, 1802

Died on July 21, 1856 (aged 53)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Napoléon Bessières, 2nd Duke of Istrie was a French politician.

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Bertrand Bessières

First Name Bertrand

Last Name Bessières

Born on January 6, 1773

Died on November 15, 1854 (aged 81)

Born in France, Occitania

Bertrand Bessières, 1st Baron Bessières, was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars. He was the younger brother of Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières.

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