EUGENE OF SAVOY

born Oct. 18, 1663, Paris died April 24, 1736, Vienna French in full Franois-eugne, Prince De Savoie-carignan, German Franz Eugen, Prinz Von Savoyen-carignan field marshal and statesman of the Carignan line of the House of Savoy, who, in the service of the Austrian Holy Roman emperor, made his name as one of the greatest soldiers of his generation. He fought notably against the Turks in central Europe and the Balkans (168388, 1697, 171518) and against France in the War of the Grand Alliance (168997) and in the War of the Spanish Succession (170114). He was the teacher of Frederick the Great and the only one among the seven great strategists of all time whose campaigns Napoleon considered worthy of study by posterity. Additional reading Biographies in English include Derek McKay, Prince Eugene of Savoy (1978); Nicholas Henderson, Prince Eugen of Savoy (1964); George F. MacMunn, Prince Eugene, Twin Marshal with Marlborough (1934); and George B. Malleson, Prince Eugene of Savoy (1888). See also Winston Churchill, Marlborough, vol. 2 (1934).