Maurice de Saxe

Names
	Hermann Maurice de Saxe

Maurice de Saxe
Maurice de Saxe
Count of Saxony; Marshal General of France
	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, Kingdom of France
Burial	Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg
Spouse	Johanna Viktoria von Loeben
Issue	August Adolf von Sachsen; Marie-Aurore de Saxe
Names
Names
	Hermann Maurice de Saxe
Father	Augustus II of Poland
Mother	Maria Aurora of Königsmarck
Signature
Military career
Service/branch	Army of the Holy Roman Empire; French Royal Army
Battles/wars	Tree-like list 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, Count of Saxony (German: Hermann Moritz von Sachsen, French: Maurice de Saxe; 28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a notable soldier, officer and a famed military commander of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, he initially served in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire, then the Imperial Army, before finally entering French service. De Saxe became a Marshal and even Marshal General of France. He is best known for his deeds in the War of the Austrian Succession and especially for his decisive victory at the Battle of Fontenoy.