Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons

Eugene Maurice of Savoy (French: Eugène Maurice de Savoie; 2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) was a Franco-Italian nobleman and general. A count of Soissons, he was the father of imperial field-marshal Prince Eugene of Savoy.

Eugene Maurice of Savoy
Count of Soissons and Count of Dreux
Count of Soissons
Tenure	1656–1673
Predecessor	Joseph Emmanuel
Successor	Louis Thomas
Born	2 March 1635 Chambéry, Savoy
Died	6 June 1673 (aged 38) Unna, Westphalia
Spouse	Olimpia Mancini
Issue	Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons Prince Philippe Louis Jules, Knight of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux Prince Eugene Marie Jeanne, Mademoiselle de Soissons Louise Philiberte, Mademoiselle de Dreux Françoise, Mademoiselle de Dreux
Full name Eugenio Maurizio di Savoia
House	Savoy-Carignano
Father	Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Mother	Marie de Bourbon

Biography

Eugene Maurice was born in Chambéry, Savoy. He was son of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons.[1] He was grandson of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Micaela of Austria.[1]

On 21 February 1657 he married the "beautiful and witty" Olimpia Mancini,[2][1] a niece of cardinal Mazarin,[2] daughter of Michele Mancini and Geronima Mazarini.

He obtained high military posts through his wife's influence.[2] He played a role in defeating the Spaniards at the battle of the Dunes in 1658. He took part in the campaigns at Flanders (1667), Franche-Comté (1668) and Holland (1672); and was present as ambassador extraordinary of France at the coronation of Charles II of England.[2]

He died at Unna in Westphalia in 1673, out of a deadly fever, although there were voices that he had been poisoned.[3]

Family

• Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons[2] (1657–1702) married Urania de La Cropte and had issue.
• Philippe, "Abbot of Soissons" (1659–1693) unmarried.
• Louis Jules, Cavaliere of Savoy (1660–1683) killed at the battle of Petronell against the Turks known as the Cavaliere di Savoia.
• Emanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux (1662–1676) unmarried.
• Prince Eugene of Savoy[2] (1663–1736),[1] famous general.
• Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy (1665-1705) Mademoiselle de Soissons.
• Princess Louise Philiberte of Savoy (1667–1726) Mademoiselle de Dreux.
• Princess Françoise of Savoy (1668–1671).

Ancestors

Ancestors of Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons

16. Charles III, Duke of Savoy 8. Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy 17. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal 4. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy 18. Francis I of France 9. Princess Margaret of France 19. Princess Claude of France 2. Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano 20. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor 10. Philip II of Spain 21. Princess Isabella of Portugal 5. Archduchess Catalina Micaela of Austria 22. Henry II of France 11. Princess Elisabeth of France 23. Catherine de' Medici 1. Eugene Maurice of Savoy 24. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme 12. Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé 25. Jeanne III of Navarre 6. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons 26. François d'Orléans 13. Françoise d'Orléans 27. Jacqueline de Rohan 3. Marie de Bourbon 28. Giorgio di Montafia 14. Louis de Montafié, Count of Montafié 29. Bianca Orsini 7. Anne de Montafié 30. Louis de Coësme 15. Jeanne de Coesme 31. Anne de Pisseleu

notes

1. Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1911, p. table 67.
2. Chisholm 1911, p. 353.
3. Herre 2001, p. 15.

References

• Herre, Franz (2001). Eugenio di Savoia (in Italian). Garzanti. ISBN 88-11-69311-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1911). The Cambridge Modern History. XIII. Cambridge at the University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Attribution:

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Soissons: Counts of Soissons". Encyclopædia Britannica. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 353.