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Henri de Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway, PC (9 April 1648 – 3 September 1720) was a French Huguenot soldier and diplomat who was influential in the English service in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession. Biography. Massue was born in Paris.
- 3 September 1720 (aged 72), Stratton Park, Hampshire
- Lieutenant General
Henri de Massue, I conte di Galway, II marchese di Ruvigny (Parigi, 9 aprile 1648 – Bangor, 3 settembre 1720), è stato un militare britannico, ma di origine francese e di fede ugonotta che si pose al servizio dell'Inghilterra durante la Guerra dei Nove anni e la Guerra di successione spagnola.
5 apr 2024 · Henri de Massue Galway, marquis de Ruvigny et Raineval (born April 9, 1648, Paris—died Sept. 3, 1720, Hampshire, Eng.) was a French soldier who became a trusted servant of the British king William III. Massue began his career as aide-de-camp to Marshal Turenne (1672–75), then went on diplomatic mission to England (1678).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Henri de Massue, Marqués de Ruvigny y Conde de Galway (París, 9 de abril de 1648 - 3 de septiembre de 1720), fue un soldado y diplomático francés que participó en la Guerra de los Nueve Años y la Guerra de Sucesión española.
In 1692 the Huguenot Henri de Ruvigny was appointed Commander in Chief in Ireland, and Lord Galway the following year. From then until the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697 he served William III in his Continental wars against Louis XIV. Between 1697 and 1701 he was in virtual sole charge of the government of Ireland.
Henri de Massue de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway. primary name: primary name: Massue de Ruvigny, Henri de. other name: other name: (Earl of) Galway. other name: other name: (Marquess of) Ruvigny. Details. individual; military/naval; French; British; Male. Life dates. 1648-1720. Biography.
Massue. The Earl of Galway (1648-1720) was Henri de Massue de Ruvigny. Henri fought for the British Army at the Battle of the Boyne and founded the military refugee community at Portarlington. Henri also gave an address on behalf of the Huguenot community to King George I, congratulating him on establishing the Protestant succession.
