Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons

Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano
Count of Soissons and of Dreux
Count of Soissons
Tenure1656–1673
PredecessorJoseph Emmanuel
SuccessorLouis Thomas
Born(1635-03-02)2 March 1635
Chambéry, Duchy of Savoy
Died6 June 1673(1673-06-06) (aged 38)
Unna, Westphalia
SpouseOlimpia Mancini
IssueLouis Thomas, Count of Soissons
Prince Philippe of Savoy
Prince Louis Julius of Savoy
Emmanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux
Prince Eugene
Marie Jeanne, Mademoiselle de Soissons
Louise Philiberte, Mademoiselle de Dreux
Françoise, Mademoiselle de Dreux
Names
Eugenio Maurizio di Savoia
HouseSavoy-Carignano
FatherThomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
MotherMarie de Bourbon

Prince Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano (French: Eugène Maurice de Savoie-Carignan; 2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) was a Franco-Italian nobleman and general. A Count of Soissons, he was the father of Imperial field marshal Prince Eugene of Savoy.

Biography

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Eugene Maurice was born in Chambéry, Savoy. He was son of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons.[1] He was grandson of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Micaela of Austria.[1]

On 21 February 1657 he married the "beautiful and witty" Olimpia Mancini,[2][1] a niece of cardinal Mazarin,[2] daughter of Michele Mancini and Geronima Mazarini.

He obtained high military posts through his wife's influence.[2] He played a role in defeating the Spaniards at the battle of the Dunes in 1658. He took part in the campaigns at Flanders (1667), Franche-Comté (1668) and Holland (1672); and was present as ambassador extraordinary of France at the coronation of Charles II of England.[2]

He died at Unna in Westphalia in 1673, out of a deadly fever, although there were voices that he had been poisoned.[3]

Family

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  • Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons[2] (1657–1702) married Uranie de La Cropte de Beauvais (1655-1717) and had issue.
  • Philippe, "Abbot of Soissons" (3 September 1659 – 2 November 1693) unmarried.
  • Louis Julius, Cavaliere of Savoy (1660–1683) killed at the battle of Petronell against the Turks known as the Cavaliere di Savoia.
  • Emanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux (20 August 1662 – 19 August 1676) unmarried and without issue.
  • Prince Eugene of Savoy[2] (1663–1736),[1] famous general.
  • Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Soissons (11 April 1665 - 3 November 1705) died unmarried.
  • Princess Louise Philiberte of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Dreux (26 September 1667 – 21 December 1726) died unmarried,
  • Princess Françoise of Savoy (21 September 1668 – 4 October 1671) died young.

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Ancestors

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1911, p. table 67.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Chisholm 1911, p. 353.
  3. ^ Herre 2001, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Savoy 5".

References

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  • Herre, Franz (2001). Eugenio di Savoia (in Italian). Garzanti. ISBN 88-11-69311-X.
  • Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1911). The Cambridge Modern History. Vol. XIII. Cambridge at the University Press.

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