Charles, Prince of Commercy
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| Prince de Commercy, Count de Rosnay | |||||
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11 July 1661 Bar-le-Duc, Duchy of Lorraine |
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| Died | 15 August 1702 (aged 41) Cremona, Duchy of Mantua |
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| House | house of Lorraine | ||||
| Father | François de Lorraine-Elbeuf | ||||
| Mother | Anne of Lorraine | ||||
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| Charles François de Lorraine |
Charles de Lorraine, Prince de Commercy (11 July 1661 – 15 August 1702), was a French field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire and a military adivisor to Prince Eugene of Savoy. He acquired military prominence after leading imperial troops in the Great Turkish War, in the Nine Years' War, and the War of Spanish Succession.
Charles de Lorraine was born 11 July 1661 in Bar-le-Duc, in the Duchy of Lorraine. He belonged to the Elbeuf cadet branch of the ruling dynasty of that duchy, domiciled in France. His father was Francois de Lorraine, Comte de Lillebonne, a cavalry commander in the French army. His mother was Anne of Lorraine, daughter of Duke Charles IV. His paternal grandmother was Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, an illegitimate daughter of Henry IV of France.
Commercy was never married and had no children. He died during the War of Spanish Succession in the Battle of Luzzara. He was Duke of Joyeuse but after Charles entered into the service of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis XIV confiscated the duchy anf gave it to Charles' younger brother Jean Paul.
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