Jean Lannes

Marshal of the Empire Jean Lannes Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz
Lannes in the uniform of colonel of the hussars, by Jean-Charles Nicaise Perrin (between 1805–1810)
Nickname(s)	Roland of the Grande Armée, Achilles of the Grande Armée
Born	(1769-04-10)10 April 1769 Lectoure, Guyenne-Gascony, Kingdom of France
Died	31 May 1809(1809-05-31) (aged 40) Ebersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Buried	Panthéon, Paris
Allegiance	Kingdom of France  Kingdom of the French  First French Republic  First French Empire
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1792–1809
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Loano Second Battle of Dego Battle of Bassano Battle of Arcole Battle of Abukir Battle of Montebello Battle of Marengo Napoleonic Wars Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Saalfeld Battle of Jena–Auerstedt Battle of Friedland Battle of Tudela Second Siege of Zaragoza Battle of Aspern-Essling †
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown Duke of the Empire[1]
Spouse(s)	Paulette Méric ​ ​ (m. 1795; ann. 1800)​ Louise Antoinette Lannes, Duchess of Montebello ​ ​ (m. 1800)​
Relations	Gustave Olivier Lannes de Montebello (son)
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Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals, and is regarded by many as one of history's greatest military commanders. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant".^[2] A personal friend of the emperor,^[3] he was allowed to address him with the familiar tu, as opposed to the formal vous.