Leopold Philippe d'Arenberg
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Leopold Philippe of Arenberg (October 14, 1690 – March 4, 1754) was the 4th Duke of Arenberg, 10th Duke of Aarschot
and an Austrian Field Marshal.
, who fell in the Battle of Slankamen
against the Turks on August 19, 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 Generalmajor 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.
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 Auistrian Army in the Battle of Dettingen
.
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
.
He married on March 20, 1711 with Marie-Françoise Pignatelli, princess of Bisaccia and countess d'Egmont.
They had six children, amongst whom 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.
Duke of Aarschot
The Duke of Aarschot was one of the most important titles in the Low Countries, named after the Flemish city of Aarschot. The title was held by the House of Croÿ and the House of Arenberg...
and an Austrian Field Marshal.
Biography
Leopold Philippe was the son of Duke Philippe Charles d'ArenbergPhilippe Charles d'Arenberg
Philippe Charles François, 3rd Duke of Arenberg was also the 9th Duke of Aarschot. He married in 1684 Marie-Henriette d'Alcaretto, marquise of Grana and Savona, Italy....
, who fell in the Battle of Slankamen
Battle of Slankamen
The Battle of Slankamen was fought near Slankamen in the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia on August 19, 1691 between the Ottoman Empire, and the forces of Austria and states of the Holy Roman Empire as part of the Great Turkish War.The Ottomans had suffered partial military collapse against the Austrians...
against the Turks on August 19, 1691, when Leopold Philippe was just one year old.
He fought in the War of Spanish Succession in 1706, including the battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on 11 September 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons of France and Spain against an alliance whose major members were the Habsburg Monarchy, Great Britain, the United Provinces and the Kingdom of...
and in the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18 as Generalmajor 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.
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 Auistrian Army in the Battle of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
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After the war he returned to the governorship of Hainaut and died in 1754 in his Arenberg Castle
Arenberg Castle
Arenberg Castle is a castle in Heverlee close to Leuven in Belgium. It is surrounded by a park.-History:The site had been the castle of the lords of Heverlee since the 12th century, but this family became impoverished and had to sell the site in 1445 to the Croÿ family from Picardy...
in Heverlee
Heverlee
Heverlee is a town in Belgium. It is a deelgemeente of the city of Leuven. Heverlee is bordered by Herent, Bertem, Oud Heverlee and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven ....
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He was an advocate of science, a friend of Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
and mecenas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise...
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He married on March 20, 1711 with Marie-Françoise Pignatelli, princess of Bisaccia and countess d'Egmont.
They had six children, amongst whom Charles Marie Raymond
Charles Marie Raymond of Arenberg
Charles Marie Raymond d'Arenberg was the fifth Duke of Arenberg, 11th Duke of Aarschot and an Austrian Field Marshal.-Biography:...
, 5th Duke of Arenberg (1754–1778). Another child was Marie Victoire Pauline d'Arenberg, wife of August Georg Simpert, Margrave of Baden-Baden.