Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736), better known as Prince Eugene, was a field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. He was one of the most successful military commanders of his time, and rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris, Eugene was brought up in the court of King Louis XIV of France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Eugene of Savoy has received more than 1,356,992 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Prince Eugene of Savoy is the 42nd most popular military personnel (down from 18th in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from France (down from 110th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Military Personnel.

Prince Eugene of Savoy was a military commander in the Austrian army during the War of Spanish Succession. He is most famous for his victories over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Zenta and the Battle of Belgrade.