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Charles Thomas
Prince de Vaudémont, Prince of Commercy
Born(1670-03-07)7 March 1670
Died12 May 1704(1704-05-12) (aged 34)
Ostiglia, Italy
Names
Charles Thomas de Lorraine[citation needed]
HouseHouse of Lorraine
FatherCharles Henri, Prince of Commercy
MotherAnne Élisabeth de Lorraine-Elbeuf

Charles Thomas de Lorraine (7 March 1670 – 12 May 1704), prince de Vaudémont, was a field marshal in the Austrian army.

Biography

Charles Thomas was the only son of Charles Henri de Lorraine, prince de Vaudémont and Commercy and Anne Élisabeth de Lorraine-Elbeuf, and a grandson of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine. His father used the style of prince de Vaudémont, although he held no corresponding territory, until 1708 when he received the allodial territory of Commercy from Leopold, Duke of Lorraine. Henceforth, the father reigned there as the Prince of Commercy, while Charles Thomas was styled the prince de Vaudémont.

Like his forefathers he served in the Habsburg army against France. He made a brilliant career and in 1700 he was made a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.

He fought in Italy during the War of Spanish Succession under command of Prince Eugene of Savoy. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Cremona and Battle of Luzzara, and was made Fieldmarshal together with Guido Starhemberg in February 1704.

He was fatally wounded in a minor battle on 8 May 1704 near Ostiglia, and died 4 days later. He had no children.

Ancestry[1]

Family of Charles Thomas, Prince of Vaudémont
16. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
8. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
17. Christina of Denmark
4. Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
18. Henry II of France
9. Claude of Valois
19. Catherine de' Medici
2. Charles Henri, Prince of Commercy and de
20. Evandelin Simon de Cusance
10. Claude François de Cusance
21. Béatrice de Vergy
5. Béatrice de Cusance, baronne de Belvoir
22. Jean van Witthem, Viscount of Sebourg
11. Ernestine van Witthem
23. Maria Margareta de Merode
1. Charles Thomas of Lorraine, Prince of Vaudémont
24. Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf
12. Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf
25. Marguerite Chabot
6. Charles de Lorraine, duc d'Elbeuf
26. Henry IV of France
13. Catherine Henriette de Bourbon, légitimée de France
27. Gabrielle d'Estrées
3. Anne Élisabeth de Lorraine-Elbeuf
14. Charles de Lannoy
7. Countess Anne Élisabeth de Lannoy

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 7 March 1670 – 12 May 1704 Monsieur le Prince de Vaudémont

References

  1. ^ Pange, Jean de (1966). L’Auguste Maison de Lorraine, Lyon,. éditions Dugast Rouillé. p. 225.
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