Antoine Escalin des Aimars | |
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![]() Antoine Escalin des Aimars (1498?-1578) | |
Nickname(s) | Captain Polin |
Born | 1516 La Garde-Adhémar, France |
Died | 1578 La Garde-Adhémar, France |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | French Navy |
Years of service | c.1535-1578 |
Rank | General of the galleys |
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Antoine Escalin des Aimars (1516[1]–1578), also known as Captain Polin or Captain Paulin, later Baron de La Garde, was French ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1541 to 1547, and "Général des Galères" ("General of the galleys") from 1544.