Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons

Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignan
Count of Soissons and Count of Dreux
Count of Soissons
Tenure	1656–1673
Predecessor
Successor	Louis Thomas
Born	(1635-03-02)2 March 1635 Chambéry, Savoy
Died	6 June 1673(1673-06-06) (aged 38) Unna, Westphalia
Spouse	Olimpia Mancini
Issue	Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons Prince Eugene Louise Philiberte, Mademoiselle de Dreux Françoise, Mademoiselle de Dreux
Names Eugenio Maurizio di Savoia
House	Savoy-Carignano
Father	Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Mother	Marie de Bourbon

Eugene Maurice de Savoy-Carignan (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[]

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[]

• Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons^[2] (1657–1702) married and had issue.^{[citation needed]}
• Philippe, "Abbot of Soissons" (1659–1693) unmarried.^{[citation needed]}
• (1660–1683) killed at the against the Turks known as the Cavaliere di Savoia.^{[citation needed]}
• Emanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux (1662–1676) unmarried.^{[citation needed]}
• Prince Eugene of Savoy^[2] (1663–1736),^[1] famous general.
• (1665-1705) Mademoiselle de Soissons.^{[citation needed]}
• Princess Louise Philiberte of Savoy (1667–1726) Mademoiselle de Dreux.^{[citation needed]}
• Princess Françoise of Savoy (1668–1671).^{[citation needed]}

Ancestors[]

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References[]

• 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. XIII. Cambridge at the University Press.

Attribution:

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Soissons: Counts of Soissons". Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 353.