François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg

François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg
François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg
	Le Duc de Piney-Luxembourg
Nickname(s)	Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame
Born	8 January 1628; Paris, France
Died	4 January 1695 (aged 66); Versailles, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Years of service	1643–1694
Rank	Marshal of France
Battles/wars	Thirty Years' War; Fronde; Franco-Spanish War; War of Devolution; Franco-Dutch War Battle of Seneffe; Siege of Valenciennes; Battle of Cassel; Battle of Saint-Denis; ; War of the League of Augsburg Battle of Fleurus; Battle of Leuze; Battle of Steenkerque; Battle of Neerwinden; ;
Other work	Pair de France
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François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, Duke of Piney-Luxembourg, commonly known as Luxembourg (8 January 1628 – 4 January 1695), and nicknamed "The Upholsterer of Notre-Dame" (Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame), was a French general and Marshal of France. A comrade and successor of the Great Condé, he was one of the most accomplished military commanders of the early modern period and is particularly noted for his exploits in the Franco-Dutch War and War of the Grand Alliance. Not imposing physically, as he was a slight man and hunchbacked, Luxembourg was nonetheless one of France's greatest generals.

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