Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Brillant: Brillant (1680) a 50-gun ship of the line (1670) Brillant (1672) a 40-gun ship of the line (1672) Brillant (1678) a 56-gun ship of the line (1678), originally built 1671 as Furieux Brillant (1690) a 64-gun ship of the line (1690) Brillant (1725) a 56-gun ship of the line (1725) Brillant (1758) a 64-gun ship of the line (1758) Brillant (1774) a 64-gun ship of the line (1774) Brillant (1794) a small captured English lugger (1794) Brillant (1815) an 82-gun ship of the line captured by Great Britain in 1814 while still under construction