Prinz eugen savoyen biography of barack
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Prince Eugene of Savoy
Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano[1] (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736), better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Renowned as one of the greatest military commanders of his era, Prince Eugene also rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna spending six decades in the service of three emperors.
Born in Paris, to the son of a French count and a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Eugene was raised at the court of King Louis XIV. Initially destined for the priesthood as the youngest son of a noble family, he chose to pursue a military career at 19. Due to his poor physique and possibly a scandal involving his mother, Louis XIV denied him a commission in the French Royal Army and forbade him from enlisting elsewhere. Embittered, Eugen
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"Prinz Eugen" redirects here. For other uses, see Prince Eugene.
Prince Eugene of Savoy (French: François-Eugène de Savoie, German: Eugen von Savoyen, Italian: Principe Eugenio di Savoia-Carignano; 18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736), was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV. Based on his poor physique and bearing, the Prince was initially prepared for a career in the church, but by the age of 19 he had determined on a military career. Rejected by Louis XIV for service in the French army, Eugene moved to Austria and transferred his loyalty to the Habsburg Monarchy.
Spanning six decades, Eugene served three Holy Roman Emperors: Leopold I, Joseph I, and Charles VI. He first saw action against the Ottoman Turks at the Siege of Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent War of the Holy League, before serving
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Prince Eugene of Savoy - LAST REVIEWED: 22 August 2023
- LAST MODIFIED: 22 August 2023
- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199791279-0238
- LAST REVIEWED: 22 August 2023
- LAST MODIFIED: 22 August 2023
- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199791279-0238
Arneth, Alfred. Prinz Eugen von Savoyen: Nach den handschriftlichen Quellen der kaiserlichen Archive. 3 vols. Vienna: Wilhelm Graumüller, 1864.
Drawing from archival sources in Vienna, Arneth’s three-volume work stood as the authoritative biography of Prince Eugene for a century. Its archival basis still makes it a valuable resource.
Braubach, Max. Prinz Eugen von Savoyen: Eine Biographie. 5 vols. Munich: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1963–1965.
DOI: 10.1515/9783486816907
The most comprehensive and authoritative biography of Prince Eugene. Built upon a lifetime of research on the subject, högsta Braubach trawled European archives for everything written by Eugene.
Feldzüge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen: Nach den Feld-Acten und anderen authentischen Quellen. 20 vols. Vienna: Verlag des K.K.