Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie (12 March 16474 August 1727) was a French Royal Army officer. Victor-Maurice de Broglie was born in the De Broglie house, a noble family originally from

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. He was the son of François-Marie, comte de Broglie and Angelique de Vassal, Countess of Favria. After the death of his father he inherited the countships of Revello and de Broglie, the marquisate of Senonches and also received the Government of La Bassee, near

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. He served under Condé, Turenne, and other commanders of the age of

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in the

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and other conflicts. He was with Turenne during the Frond in the 1654 campaign to take Stenay. He was named ''

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'' in 1676,

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in 1688, and finally

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in 1724, just three years before his death. He had three sons, one of whom predeceased him. The second son, Charles-Guillaume, marquis de Broglie, was his heir, while the third son, François-Marie, a general and a marshal of France like his father, became the first Duke of Broglie.

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Marshals of France Counts of Broglie Victor-Maurice French people of Italian descent 1647 births 1727 deaths {{France-noble-stub