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Maurice de Saxe was the illegitimate son of Augustus II of Saxony; he embarked on a career in the Imperial army when he was twelve years’ old. In 1720 he obtained a commission in the French army, in which he served for the rest of his life. He became famous for his exploits at the Battles of Fontenoy (1745), Rocourt (1746) and Lawfeld (1747). He was appointed Marchal of France in 1744 and ...
Hermann Maurice de Saxe (28 Ekim 1696 - 20 Kasım 1750), 18. yüzyılın önemli bir askeri komutanıdır. Polonya kralı ve Saksonya elektörü II. August 'un gayri meşru oğludur. Başlangıçta Kutsal Roma İmparatorluğu Ordusunda, ardından İmparatorluk Ordusunda görev yaptı ve sonunda Fransız hizmetine girdi. De Saxe, Fransa Mareşal ...
Maurice de Saxe (1521-1553) Portrait par Lucas Cranach le Jeune . Maurice, né le 21 mars 1521 à Freiberg et mort le 9 juillet 1553 à Sievershausen, est duc de Saxe de 1541 à 1547, puis électeur de Saxe jusqu'à sa mort.
17 nov 2014 · En récompense de ses services, Louis XV, offre à Maurice de saxe le château de Chambord en 1748. Il transforme cette demeure délabrée en résidence fastueuse et en haras royal. Le maréchal de Saxe établit à Chambord la garnison de son régiment de cavalerie légère, le Saxe-Volontaires, composé de 1000 volontaires (6 brigades de 160 hommes) qu’il avait organisé dès le 30 mars 1743.
In recognition of his services Louis XV gave him life tenure of the castle of Chambord and (1747) the title of marshal general. His 'Mes Rêveries' (1757) is a remarkable work on the art of war. Maurice de Saxe was notorious for his amorous exploits and for his tragic liaison with Adrienne Lecouvreur.
Search for: 'Saxe, Maurice, Comte de' in Oxford Reference ». (Count of Saxony) (1696–1750) Marshal of France and one of the best known military theorists of his age. He was an illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, and was half-German and half-Swedish. In the War of the Austrian Succession he won a series of victories, including ...
Neil Jeffares donne ce pastel à Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, portrait de Hermann-Maurice, comte de Saxe (1696-1750), maréchal de France, en armure (Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, Londres, 2006, p. 305). Le pastel du Louvre a donné lieu à deux répliques conservées au château de Chambord (0,58 × 0,47 m) et au musée de la Vie ...
