François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg


François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville

duc de Piney-Luxembourg
Le Duc de Piney-Luxembourg
NicknameLe Tapissier de Notre-Dame
Born(1628-01-08)8 January 1628
Died4 January 1695(1695-01-04) (aged 66)
Versailles, France
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service years1643–1694
RankMarshal of France
Conflicts
Other workPair de France
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François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Piney-Luxembourg, commonly known as Luxembourg (8 January 1628 – 4 January 1695), and nicknamed "The Upholsterer of Notre-Dame" (Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame), was a French general and Marshal of France. A comrade and successor of the Great Condé, he was one of the most accomplished military commanders of the early modern period and is particularly noted for his exploits in the Franco-Dutch War and War of the Grand Alliance. Not imposing physically, as he was a slight man and hunchbacked, Luxembourg was nonetheless one of France's greatest generals.