# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chevalier-paul
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:20:44.098Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chevalier-paul"
name: "Chevalier Paul"
slug: "chevalier-paul"
description: "Jean-Paul de Saumeur, often called Chevalier Paul, was a French admiral and naval officer who served in several Mediterranean campaigns. Despite his very modest origins, he was attracted to the Navy from a young age. After having been a simple seaman on behalf of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, from which he was excluded for having killed his corporal, he became a privateer in the Mediterranean Sea then joined the Royal Navy at the request of Cardinal Richelieu and fought during the entirety of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). \nIn 1649, he sunk an English ship which had 36 cannons with important cargo, that had refused to salute the French pavilion. From the enemy crew only three or four men were saved, and the other 140 crew members perished by drowning.\nHis numerous victories earned him the appointment of lieutenant-general and vice-admiral of the Levant. He was named a knight of grace and a commander by the Grand Master Martin de Redin. He ended his career in 1666 by transporting the princess of Savoie-Nemours to Lisbon, who would later become the queen of Portugal. A skilled courtier, he did not forget his modest origins and knew how to be generous."
tagline: "French admiral"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chevalier_Paul_portrait_anonyme.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
birthDate: "1597"
deathDate: "1667-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.688626666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_Paul"
    title: "Chevalier Paul"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84"
    title: "شوفالييه باول"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_Paul"
    title: "Chevalier Paul"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalier_Pau"
    title: "Chivalier Pau"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_Paul"
    title: "Chevalier Paul"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_Paul"
    title: "Chevalier Paul"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2020294"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump