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VILLEROI, FRANCOIS DE NEUFVILLE , Duc DE (1644-1730), French soldier, came of a noble family which had risen into prominence in the reign of Charles IX. His father Nicolas de Neufville, Marquis de Villeroi, marshal of France (1598-1685), created a duke by Louis XIV., was the young
governor , and the boy was thus brought up in close relations with Louis. An intimate of the king, a finished courtier and leader of society and a man of great
marshal . In 1695, when Luxembourg died, he obtained the command of the army in Flanders
Eugene
" Par la faveur de Bellone, et par un bonheur sans egal, Nous avons conserve Cremone--et perdu notre general." In the following years he was pitted against Marlborough in the Low Countries. Marlborough's own difficulties with the Dutch and other allied commissioners, rather than Villeroi's own skill, put off. the inevitable disaster for some years, but in 1706 the duke attacked him and thoroughly defeated him at Ramillies (q.v.). Louis consoled his old friend with the remark, " At our age, one is no longer lucky," but superseded him in the command, and henceforward Villeroi lived the life of a courtier, much busied with intrigues but retaining to the end the friendship of his master. He died on the 18th of July 1730 at Paris. End of Article: VILLEROI, FRANCOIS DE NEUFVILLE If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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