Eugene of Savoy Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Eugene of Savoy, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Germany.

13 records1683–173310 events6 places

Chronological biography

1683

Siege of Vienna1 September 1683

Warfare / Austria War · Prince · Vienna

Junior officer in the Allied army which comes to the relief of Vienna from the Turks

1703

Imperial Council of War1703

Warfare / Military · Prince · President of Imperial Council of War

Appointed President of the Imperial Council of War

Imperial Council of War1703

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · President of Imperial Council of War

Appointed President of the Imperial Council of War

1704

Battle of Blenheim13 August 1704

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Marshal · Blenheim

Victory helps keep Bavaria in the war. Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French-Bavarian-Prussian coalition. Helps prevent Vienna from being captured

1708

Siege of Lille1708

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Marshal · Lille

The city of Lille falls to the Allies

Battle of Oudenaarde11 July 1708

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Marshal · Oudenaarde

Marlborough & Eugene defeat the French under the Duke of Burgundy & Vendome

1716

Siege of Timisoara1716

Warfare / Military · Prince · Marshal · Vienna

Captures the last Turkish stronghold in Hungary after a 5 week siege

Battle of Peterwardein3 August 1716

Warfare / Military · Prince · Marshal · Peterwardein

With an army of 60,000 routs a Turkish Army of nearly 150,000

1717

Battle of Belgrade16 August 1717

Warfare / Empire War · Prince · Marshal · Belgrade

Attacks the strongest Turkish fortification in the Balkans

Battle of Belgrade21 August 1717

Warfare / Empire War · Prince · Marshal · Belgrade

Captures Belgrade. Belgrade surrenders

Capture of Belgrade21 August 1717

Warfare / Empire War · Prince · Marshal · Belgrade

Captures Belgrade

1733

Imperial Army1733

Warfare / Polish Succession · Prince · Commander of Imperial Army · Lille

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army in the Rhineland

Siege of Lille1733

Warfare / Polish Succession · Prince · Commander of Imperial Army · Lille

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army in the Rhineland

Titles and roles

Prince · Prince · Commander of Imperial Army · Prince · Marshal · Prince · President of Imperial Council of War

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.