Maurice Benyovszky, (born as Benyovszky Móric Ágost on September 20, 1746 in Vrbau, Kingdom of Hungary, Habsburg Monarchy - died May 23, 1786 in Madagascar) was a Hungarian count with Hungarian and Polish ancestry. He was a globetrotter, explorer, colonizer, writer, chess player, a King of Madagascar, a French colonel, Polish military commander, and Austrian soldier. Benyovszky could speak more than five languages.
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