Charles Eugène de Croÿ
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Charles Eugène de Croÿ (pronounced [ʃaʁl øʒɛn də kʁwi]; German: Herzog Carl Eugen de Croÿ; Russian: Карл Евгений де Круа, tr. Karl Evgenij de Krua; 1651 – 30 January [O.S. 20] 1702) was a German and Russian Field Marshal and nobleman from the French noble House of Croÿ.[1]
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Charles Eugène de Croÿ | |
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Born | 1651 Le Rœulx, County of Hainaut, Austrian Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 30 January [O.S. 20] 1702 (aged 50-51) Reval, Swedish Estonia, Swedish Empire (in present-day Tallinn, Estonia) |
Allegiance | Denmark-Norway Holy Roman Empire Electorate of Saxony Tsardom of Russia |
Service/ | Royal Danish Army (1675–1682) Imperial Army (1682–1699) Royal Saxon Army (1699) Peter I’s Army (ru) (1700–1702) |
Years of service | 1675–1699 1700–1702 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General (Royal Danish Army) Field Marshal (Imperial, Saxon and Peter I’s armies) |
Battles/wars | Scanian War
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Spouse(s) | Wilhelmina Juliana Gräfin van den Bergh |
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