Charles Thomas de Lorraine-Vaudémont

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Charles Thomas de Lorraine-Vaudémont , German Karl Thomas Prince of Lorraine-Vaudémont (* March 7, 1670 in Brussels , † May 12, 1704 in Ostiglia , Italy ) was Prince of Vaudémont and Imperial Field Marshal .

Life

Charles Thomas was the only child of Prince Charles Henri de Lorraine-Vaudémont (1649–1723) and his wife Princess Anne-Elisabeth de Lorraine-Elbeuf. His paternal grandparents were Duke Charles IV of Lorraine and Béatrix de Cusance.

In 1689 he entered the imperial service, fought in Hungary, and in 1691 it was the twenty-one year old prince who was allowed to bring the message of victory from Szlankamen to Vienna. In the same year the emperor appointed him owner of the cuirassier regiment Prince Holstein, which had fallen in the battle of Szlankamen. Promoted to Major General in 1692 and Lieutenant Field Marshal in 1695, he was wounded in 1696 in the Battle of Olasch in the battle against the Turks. After its restoration in 1697, Vaudémont was sent with a strong cavalry detachment to the rebellious areas of Upper Hungary against the rebels of Thököly . He arrived at Tokaj in mid-July and found the whole area in full turmoil. Without waiting for the planned union with the Brandenburg troops, he had 500 dragoons and 400 cuirassiers dismounted and after a short battle drove the rebels out of Tokaj; on July 17, he also captured Sárospatak at the first attempt and it was mainly his courage that succeeded in localizing the uprising completely.

Like his father, Charles Thomas served in the imperial army against France. In the War of the Spanish Succession he fought in Italy under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy . In 1700 he became a knight and bearer of the Order of the Golden Fleece . He distinguished himself in the battles of Cremona and at Luzzara and was appointed field marshal together with Guido von Starhemberg . He was seriously injured in the Battle of Ostiglia on May 8, 1704 and died of his injuries four days later.

Titles, orders and honors

  • 1670–1704 Prince de Lorraine-Vaudémont
  • 1700–1704 Knight and bearer of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  • 1700–1704 Field Marshal

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vaudémont, Karl Thomas ADB
personal data
SURNAME Lorraine-Vaudémont, Charles Thomas de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vaudémont, Karl Thomas Prince
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Vaudémont and Field Marshal in the Austrian Imperial Army
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1670
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1704
Place of death Ostiglia