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Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene of Savoy (French: Eugène de Savoie, German: Prinz Eugen von Savoyen, Hungarian: Savoyai Jenő) (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) was a Habsburg military commander and statesman. Born in Paris, France, he was a member of the House of Savoy and served the Habsburgs in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession, where he fought against the French and their allies. He is often regarded as one of the most significant military commanders of his time, renowned for his victories at the Battle of Blenheim (1704), the Battle of Turin (1706), and the Battle of Peterwarad in (1716). Eugene's strategic prowess and leadership significantly contributed to the Habsburg Empire's dominance in Central Europe during the early 18th century. In Hebrew, he is known as נסיך אויגן מסבויה.

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Prince Eugene of Savoy
Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano, better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished feldmarschall in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Renowned as one of the greatest military commanders of his era, Prince Eugene also rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna, spending six decades in the service of three emperors.
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