In 1718, he became governor of Hainaut in the Austrian Netherlands.[1]
At the outbreak of the War of Polish Succession against the French, he served again under Eugene of Savoy on the Rhine. He became Field Marshal in 1737 and was appointed Supreme Commander of the Austrian forces in the Netherlands.
^ abThe New International Encyclopædia, Vol.1, Ed. Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck and Frank Moore Colby, (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1902), 767.
^ abThe Encyclopedia Americana: a library of universal knowledge, Vol.2, (1918), 191.
References
The Encyclopedia Americana: a library of universal knowledge, Vol.2, 1918.
The New International Encyclopædia, Vol.1, Ed. Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck and Frank Moore Colby, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1902.
Further reading
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léopold, philippe, duke, arenberg, leopold, philippe, arenberg, october, 1690, march, 1754, duke, arenberg, 10th, duke, aarschot, austrian, field, marshal, leopold, philippe, arenbergborn, 1690, october, 1690brusselsdied4, march, 1754, 1754, aged, arenberg, ca. Leopold Philippe of Arenberg 14 October 1690 4 March 1754 was the 4th Duke of Arenberg 10th Duke of Aarschot and an Austrian field marshal 1 Leopold Philippe d ArenbergBorn 1690 10 14 14 October 1690BrusselsDied4 March 1754 1754 03 04 aged 63 Arenberg Castle near LeuvenSpouse s Marie Francoise Pignatelli princess of Bisaccia and countess d Egmont m 1711 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further readingBiography EditLeopold Philippe was the son of Duke Philippe Charles d Arenberg who fell in the Battle of Slankamen against the Turks on 19 August 1691 when Leopold Philippe was just one year old He fought in the War of Spanish Succession in 1706 including the battle of Malplaquet and in the Austro Turkish War of 1716 18 as General major in Hungary He distinguished himself during the Battle of Belgrad leading the infantry on the right wing In 1718 he became governor of Hainaut in the Austrian Netherlands 1 At the outbreak of the War of Polish Succession against the French he served again under Eugene of Savoy on the Rhine He became Field Marshal in 1737 and was appointed Supreme Commander of the Austrian forces in the Netherlands During the War of Austrian Succession he forged a military alliance between Austria Britain and the Netherlands He led the Austrian Army in the Battle of Dettingen 2 After the war he returned to the governorship of Hainaut and died in 1754 in his Arenberg Castle in Heverlee He was an advocate of science a friend of Voltaire and mecenas of Jean Jacques Rousseau 2 On 20 March 1711 he married Marie Francoise Pignatelli princess of Bisaccia and countess d Egmont They had six children amongst whom was Charles Marie Raymond 5th Duke of Arenberg 1754 1778 Another child was Marie Victoire Pauline d Arenberg wife of August Georg Simpert Margrave of Baden Baden A third one Marie Flore was the wife of Jean Charles Joseph Count of Merode Marquis of Deynze Together with this son in law and the Duke of Ursel Leopold became one of the co directors of the Theatre de la Monnaie in 1750 1752 Notes Edit a b The New International Encyclopaedia Vol 1 Ed Daniel Coit Gilman Harry Thurston Peck and Frank Moore Colby Dodd Mead and Company 1902 767 a b The Encyclopedia Americana a library of universal knowledge Vol 2 1918 191 References EditThe Encyclopedia Americana a library of universal knowledge Vol 2 1918 The New International Encyclopaedia Vol 1 Ed Daniel Coit Gilman Harry Thurston Peck and Frank Moore Colby Dodd Mead and Company 1902 Further reading EditArenberg Foundation Worldroots Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leopold Philippe 4th Duke of Arenberg amp oldid 1117899595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
