Charles Eugène, Prince of Lambesc
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| Prince of Lambesc Duke of Elbeuf |
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25 September 1751 Palace of Versailles, France |
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| Died | 2 November 1825 (aged 74) Vienna, Austria |
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| House | House of Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Louis de Lorraine | ||||
| Mother | Louise de Rohan | ||||
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| Charles Eugène de Lorraine |
| Charles Eugène | |
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| Allegiance |
 House of Bourbon Habsburg Monarchy
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| Service/branch | Colonel-Proprietor – 5th Chevauxleger Regiment: 20 February 1804 – 10 June 1819 |
| Rank |
• Grand Equerry for Louis XVI, 1775–1791 • Captain of the First Arcièren Life Guard: 31 December 1806 – 21 November 1825 |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars |
| Awards | • Order of the Holy Spirit 1776 • Commanders Cross, Order of Saint Louis <1791 • Commander's Cross, Military Order of Maria Theresa • Order of the Golden Fleece 1808 |
Charles Eugène of Lorraine (25 September 1751 – 2 November 1825) was the head of and last male member of the House of Guise, the cadet branch of the House of Lorraine which dominated France during the Wars of Religion, remained prominent as princes étrangers at court throughout the ancien régime, and participated in the émigré efforts to restore the Bourbons to the throne. He was an officer in the French and Habsburg militaries during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
Born on 25 September 1751 in Versailles, France, Charles Eugène was a peer of France and Prince of Lorraine. Styled as the Prince of Lambesc. One of four children, he had a younger brother and two younger sisters. Through his sister, Joséphine of Lorraine, he was an uncle of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan and great uncle of the future King Charles Albert of Sardinia.
He married twice; firstly to Anna Cetner (Zetzner) (1764–1814), whom he wed 20 May 1803. The couple had no issue. He married again to Viktoria Folliot de Crenneville (1766–1845); again the couple had no children.
He defended the royal palace in the riot at the Tuileries Gardens in July 1789. Initially he served in the French army, but at the outset of France's wars with Austria, he picked up the Bourbon cause in Germany. His regiment was taken into service in the Habsburg army in 1793, and he served with distinction in several of the wars of the First and Second Coalitions.
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