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Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611 – 27 July 1675), commonly known as Turenne [ty.ʁɛn], was a French general and one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France. The most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family, his military exploits over his five-decade career earned him ...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (born Sept. 11, 1611, Sedan, Fr.—died July 27, 1675, Sasbach, Baden-Baden) 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 ...
Henri de Turenne, né le 19 novembre 1921 à Tours et mort le 23 août 2016 à Saint-Denis [1], [2], est un journaliste et scénariste [3] spécialisé dans les feuilletons historiques pour la télévision française, en collaboration notamment avec Jean-Louis Guillaud [3] et Daniel Costelle [3].
- Henri Georges Constant Émile de Turenne
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. Born on 11 September 1611, the son of a Marshal, he was introduced to the art of war as a young lad.
Born in the city of Sedan on September 11, 1611, Henri was the second son of Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne and Duke de Bouillon, a noted soldier and leader of the French Huguenots, and his wife Elizabeth of Nassau, daughter of William the Silent, Prince of Orange.
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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.
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 ...
