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  1. Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611 – 27 July 1675), commonly known as Turenne, was a French general and one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France.

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  2. Apr 12, 2024 · Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne was a French military leader, marshal of France (from 1643), one of the greatest military commanders during the reign of Louis XIV. Beginning his military career in the Thirty Years’ War (from 1625), he subsequently commanded the royal armies in the.

  3. Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (titular Duke of Bouillon, jure uxoris, comte de Montfort et Negrepelisse, vicomte de Turenne, Castillon, et Lanquais) (28 September 1555 – 25 March 1623) was a member of the powerful (then Huguenot) House of La Tour d'Auvergne, Prince of Sedan and a marshal of France.

    • 28 September 1555, Château de Joze-en-Auvergne, France
  4. Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, viscount de Turenne, orig. Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, (born Sept. 11, 1611, Sedan, France—died July 27, 1675, Sasbach, Baden-Baden), French military leader. He earned his reputation as a military leader in the Thirty Years’ War, especially with the capture of Turin (1640). Made a marshal of France (1643 ...

  5. Battlefield death of Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, who was killed by a cannon shot on July 27, 1675. In June 1675 Turenne was on the east bank of the Rhine maneuvering against the Italian field marshal in imperial service, Raimondo Montecuccoli, for the control of the crossing near Strassburg.

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  7. en.chateauversailles.fr › great-characters › turenneTurenne | Palace of Versailles

    Viscount of Turenne. Marshal General of the King’s Camps and Armies. Life at Court. From 1611 to 1675. Reign of Louis XIV. His traces at Versailles. Hailed as “France’s greatest military genius before Napoleon,” Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, never missed a battle.

  8. Francis II de la Tour d'Auvergne, viscount of Turenne (1497–1532) was the eldest son of Anthony de la Tour and husband of Anne de la Tour de Montgascon (see above). Their grandson, Henry de la Tour d'Auvergne (1555–1623), is remembered as a faithful adherent of Henri IV 's Huguenot cause and Marshal of France.

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