Francois Henri de Montmorency,
Duc de Luxembourg,
Comte de Bouteville et de Luxe,
(1628-1695)
Born 7 January 1628 Paris
Died 4 January 1695 Versailles
Buried Ligny
Married 17 March 1661
Madeleine Charlotte de Clermont-Tonnerre, Duchesse de Piney-Luxembourg,
daughter of Charles Henri de Clermont-Tonnerre, Duc de Luxembourg et
de Piney
and Marguerite Charlotte de Luxembourg, Duchesse de Piney, Comtesse
de Ligny
Born 14 August 1635 Paris
Died 21 August 1701
Buried Ligny
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A hunchback of small stature, he was brought up by his aunt, mother
of the Great Conde. Prepared for a military career, he adhered to Conde
through the wars of the Fronde. After 1659 he was pardoned by Louis XIV,
who created him Duc de Luxembourg and, in 1667, he served in Franche-Comte,
successfully invading Holland in 1672. During the war he stormed Valenciennes,
was made a marshal in 1675, commanded in Flanders in 1690, and defeated
the Allies at Fleurus in 1690. Twice more he routed his old opponent, now
King William III of England, at Steinkirk in 1692 and Neerwinden in 1693.
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