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 This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons (french: Comte de Soissons) and ruled Soissons and its '' civitas'' or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual ...

, he was the father of imperial field-marshal

Prince Eugene of Savoy Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano, (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) better known as Prince Eugene, was a Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th a ...

Biography

Eugene Maurice was born in

Chambéry Chambéry (, , ; Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the prefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The population of the commune of Chambéry was 58,917 as of 2019, while the population of the Chambér ...

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. He was son of

Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano Thomas Francis of Savoy, 1st Prince of Carignano (; ; 21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656) was an Italian military commander and the founder of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy, which reigned as kings of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 ...

and

Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons Marie de Bourbon (3 May 1606 – 3 June 1692) was the wife of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, and thus a princess of Savoy by marriage. At the death of her brother in 1641, she became Countess of Soissons in her own right, passing the title ...

. He was grandson of

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel I ( it, Carlo Emanuele di Savoia; 12 January 1562 – 26 July 1630), known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630. He was nicknamed (, in context "the Hot-Headed") for his rashness and military aggression. Being ...

and Catherine Micaela of Austria. On 21 February 1657 he married the "beautiful and witty" Olimpia Mancini, a niece of cardinal Mazarin, daughter of Michele Mancini and Geronima Mazarini. He obtained high military posts through his wife's influence. 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

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. He died at

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in 1673, out of a deadly fever, although there were voices that he had been poisoned.

Family

Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy (german: Ludwig Thomas von Savoyen, Graf von Soissons; Italian: ''Luigi Tommaso di Savoia''; 15 December 1657 – 14 August 1702) was a Count of Soissons and Prince of Savoy. He was killed as Feldzeugmeister of ...

(1657–1702) married Uranie de La Cropte and had issue. * Philippe, "Abbot of Soissons" (1659–1693) unmarried. *

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(1660–1683) killed at the

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against the

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known as the ''Cavaliere di Savoia''. * Emanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux (1662–1676) unmarried. *

(1663–1736), famous general. * Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy (1665-1705) Mademoiselle de Soissons. * Princess Louise Philiberte of Savoy (1667–1726) Mademoiselle de Dreux. * Princess Françoise of Savoy (1668–1671).

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* * Attribution: * {{Authority control 1635 births 1673 deaths Military personnel from Chambéry Counts of Soissons Counts of Dreux Princes of Savoy 17th-century people from Savoy