Prince Eugene of Savoy
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| Prince Eugene of Savoy | ||
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| Prince Eugene of Savoy | ||
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| 1718 portrait of Prince Eugene of Savoy by Jacob van Schuppen | ||
| Born | 18 October 1663 Hôtel de Soissons, Paris, France | |
| Died | 21 April 1736 (aged 72) Winter Palace, Vienna, Austria | |
| Spouse | never married | |
| Issue | no issue | |
| House | Savoy (Carignano branch) | |
| Father | Eugene Maurice of Savoy | |
| Mother | Olympia Mancini | |
| Burial | St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna | |
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Prince Eugene of Savoy (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) or more simply known as Prince Eugene, was a field marshal in the army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. He was one of the most successful military commanders of his time, and rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Upon his death, his fortune passed to his niece Anna Victoria of Savoy.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 8 October 1663 - 21 April 1736 His Serene Highness Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Categories:
- 1663 births
- 1736 deaths
- People from Paris
- Austrian generals
- Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands
- House of Savoy
- House of Savoy (Carignano branch)
- Princes of Savoy
- Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austria)
- Generals of the Holy Roman Empire
- Field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Burials at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
- Burials at the Basilica of Superga