René Duguay-Trouin

French privateer (1673-1736)

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Lived 1673–1736, aged 63France
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    1673–1736
    Aged 63
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Updated 2026-06-22

Lieutenant général des armées navales René Trouin, Sieur du Gué, also known as René Duguay-Trouin, was a French Navy officer and privateer best known for his service in the War of the Spanish Succession. Successful in his military career, Duguay-Trouin eventually becoming Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King in 1728, as well as a Commander in the Order of Saint-Louis. Ten ships of the French navy have since been named in his honour.

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