Maurice de Saxe

Coat of arms of Maurice de Saxe
Coat of arms of Maurice de Saxe
	Coat of arms of Maurice de Saxe
Versions
	Arms as Marshal General of France
Order	Order of the White Eagle (Poland)

Marshal General

Maurice de Saxe
Marshal General; Maurice de Saxe
	Maurice de Saxe wearing the Polish Order of the White Eagle, 1748
Born	28 October 1696; Goslar, Holy Roman Empire
Died	20 November 1750 (aged 54); Château de Chambord, France
Buried	Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg
Spouse	Johanna Viktoria von Loeben
Children	August Adolf von Sachsen; Marie-Aurore de Saxe
Relations	Augustus II the Strong (Father); Maria Aurora of Königsmarck (Mother)
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Military career
Branch	Army of the Holy Roman Empire; French Royal Army
Rank	Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi
Conflicts	Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) Siege of Belgrade (1717); ; War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Prague (1741); Siege of Tournai (1745); Battle of Fontenoy; Siege of Brussels; Battle of Rocoux; Battle of Lauffeld; Siege of Maastricht (1748); ;

Maurice de Saxe (28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750), was a prominent soldier, general and military theorist in the first half of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, he initially served in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire, then the Imperial Army, before entering French service.

Saxe was appointed first Marshal of France, then promoted further to Marshal General of France. He is best known for his victories in the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession, particularly the Battle of Fontenoy.