Q468832
Claude Duval
French highwayman
| Bio | Claude Du Vall (or Duval) (c. 1643 – 21 January 1670) was a French highwayman in Restoration England. He worked in the service of exiled royalists who returned to England under King Charles II. Little else is known of his history. According to popular legend, he abhorred violence, showing courtesy to his victims and chivalry to their womenfolk, thus spawning the myth of the romantic highwayman, as taken up by many novelists and playwrights.2 |
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| Born | c. 16431 |
| Died | 1670 Jan 211 |
| Occupation | Unclassified |
| Cause of death | hanging to death, capital punishment1 |
| Status | Possible: Claude Duval may be a 27 Club member |