Philippe, Duke of Vendôme

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Philippe
Duke of Vendôme
Jacob Ferdinand Voet - Portrait of Philippe, Duc de Vendôme (1655-1727), Grand Prior of the Knights of Malta in France.jpg
Portrait by Jacob Ferdinand Voet
Born(1655-08-23)23 August 1655
Paris, France
Died24 January 1727(1727-01-24) (aged 71)
Paris, France
Names
Philippe de Bourbon
HouseBourbon-Vendôme
FatherLouis de Bourbon
MotherLaura Mancini
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignaturePhilippe's signature

Philippe de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1655–1727) was the Grand Prior for France in the Order of Malta. Vendôme held senior military positions throughout his life, in various command roles.

Life

Philippe was born in 1655, the second son of Louis de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme, and of his wife, Laura Mancini.[1] Among his earlier military campaigns was the Siege of Candia in 1669, during which he fought against Turkish forces.[2] During the siege, his uncle, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, was killed.

In his later position of Grand Prior for France in the Order of Malta,[2] Philippe was able to attain numerous military commands, fighting in engagements including Fleurus, Steenkirk and Marsaglia.[3]

During the Spanish War of Succession Philippe was briefly in command of French forces in Italy. The opposing Austrian forces were commanded by Prince Eugene of Savoy, a more skilled commander than Philippe, whose brother Louis Joseph, another senior French commander, had to assist him during the Battle of Cassano. He was subsequently demoted to a position subordinate to that of his brother, and served in this role during further campaigning occurring in Flanders.

After the death of Louis-Joseph, Philippe inherited his brother's ducal titles (except Duke of Penthièvre which had been sold to Marie Anne de Bourbon in 1696). He died without issue. The dukedom became extinct after his death.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Sheriff 2018, p. 124.
  2. ^ a b Bardakçı & Pugnière 2008, p. 123.
  3. ^ Lottin 2002, p. 176.

Sources

  • Bardakçı, Özkan; Pugnière, François (2008). La dernière croisade: Les Français et la guerre de Candie, 1669 (in French). Presses universitaires de Rennes.
  • Lottin, Alain (2002). Deux mille ans du "Nord-Pas-de-Calais": Des Gaulois à la veille de la Révolution (in French). La Voix du Nord.
  • Sheriff, Mary D. (2018). Enchanted Islands: Picturing the Allure of Conquest in Eighteenth-Century France. The University of Chicago Press.
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Philippe, Duke of Vendôme
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 23 August 1655 Died: 24 January 1727
French nobility
Preceded by Duc de Vendôme
1712–1727 		Extinct
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