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François Le Clerc

French pirate
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... Wikipedia
Died: 1563, Azores, Portugal
Nationality: French
Base of operations: Saint Lucia
Nickname: "Jambe de Bois"; "Pata de Palo"; "Peg Leg"