Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy: feldmarschall, diplomat, and one of the greatest military commanders of his era.
Eugene was the youngest of five sons born to Olympia Mancini and Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons.[1] After his mother fled France in 1680, he was raised by his paternal grandmother and aunt.[1] From age ten he was prepared for a church career, but in February 1683 he declared his intention to join the army.[2][3] In 1697 he was given supreme command of Imperial forces and won the crushing victory at Zenta.[4][5][6]
During the War of the Spanish Succession, Eugene captured the French commander at Cremona in 1702 and became President of the Imperial War Council in June 1703.[1][4] By the close of 1685 he had attained the rank of Major-General, and in November 1687 he was elevated to Lieutenant-General.[7][8]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 18 October 1663
- Birthplace
- Hôtel de Soissons, Paris, France
- Died
- 21 April 1736
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Burial place
- St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- House
- Savoy-Carignano
- Father
- Eugene Maurice of Savoy
- Mother
- Olympia Mancini
Facts from the source article.
What the cited sources add
Barbero notes that Eugene remains a mystery to historians and was one of the most unpredictable men of his era.[9] The Open Library record for ISBN 9780313330469 lists "Wars of the age of Louis XIV, 1650-1715" as a 2008 Greenwood Press publication of 607 pages.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McKay Baker von Savoyen 1977, p. 9–10 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bancks 1741, p. 2; Henderson 1964, p. 9; Henderson 1964, p. 9; Monaldi Sorti 2013, p. 535 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vehse Demmler 1856, p. 118 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Spielman 1977, p. 165 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Coxe 1807, p. 455–456 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Setton American Philosophical Society 1991, p. 287–289; Henderson 1964, p. 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McKay Baker von Savoyen 1977, p. 9–10; MacMunn 1934, p. 32 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Prince Eugene of Savoy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Setton American Philosophical Society 1991, p. 287–289; MacMunn 1934, p. 32 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Barbero, "Il Principe Eugenio e l'assedio di Torino", Intesa Sanpaolo on air, 2 July 2020. facts only, no text reused. italia-podcast.it
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780313330469 ("Wars of the age of Louis XIV, 1650-1715"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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