Charles Eugène | |||||
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Prince of Lambesc Duke of Elbeuf | |||||
Born | Palace of Versailles, France | 25 September 1751||||
Died | 2 November 1825 Vienna, Austria | (aged 74)||||
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House | House of Lorraine | ||||
Father | Louis de Lorraine | ||||
Mother | Louise-Julie-Constance de Rohan-Rochefort | ||||
Military service | |||||
Allegiance | Kingdom of France Habsburg Monarchy | ||||
Branch/service | Colonel-Proprietor – 5th Chevauxleger Regiment: 20 February 1804 – 10 June 1819 | ||||
Years of service | 1788–1815 | ||||
Rank | • Grand Equerry for Louis XVI, 1775–1791 • General of Cavalry • Colonel and Proprietor 21st/7th Cuirassier Regiment 22 June 1794 – 21 November 1825 • Captain of the First Arcièren Life Guard: 31 December 1806 – 21 November 1825 | ||||
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Charles Eugène of Lorraine (25 September 1751 – 2 November 1825) was the head of and last male member of the House of Guise, the cadet branch of the House of Lorraine which dominated France during the Wars of Religion, remained prominent as princes étrangers at court throughout the ancien régime, and participated in the émigré efforts to restore the Bourbons to the throne. He was an officer in the French and Habsburg militaries during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.