François Le Clerc
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Normandy |
France | |
Died | Azores |
Portugal | |
Azores | |
1563 | |
Azores | |
Base of operations | Saint Lucia |
Other names | Totó Vasa Vasa, Kiss Kiss |
Nationality | French |
Base of oper | Saint Lucia |
Nicknam | "Jambe de Bois"; "Pata de Palo"; "Peg Leg" |
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ID | 979770 |
François Le Clerc Life story
François or Francis Le Clerc, known as "Jambe de Bois", was a 16th-century French privateer, originally from Normandy. He is credited as the first pirate in the modern era to have a "peg leg". He was often the first to board an enemy vessel during an attack or raid.