Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651–1702) was a field marshal

Field Marshal

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 and duke

Duke

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 from the House of Croÿ

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His father was Jacques Philippe de Croÿ-Roeulx (1614–1685), a descendant of Jean III of Croy-Roeulx, son of Antoine le Grand.

He married Wilhelmina Juliana van den Bergh, daughter of Hendrik van den Bergh

Hendrik van den Bergh (count)

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 and 13 year older than himself. They had no children.

He participated in the 1676 Battle of Lund

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 on the Dano-Norwegian side.

Later on he fought with success in the Austrian

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 army against the Ottoman Turks

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 and participated in both the liberation of Vienna in 1683 and the attack on Belgrade

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 in 1690. On October 18. 1692 he laid the foundation stone of the Petrovaradin Fortress

Petrovaradin fortress

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 and was promoted to Imperial

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 Field Marshal for his services.

In 1697 he started serving the Russian Tsar Peter the Great

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 and was Chief in Command for his forces for Livonia

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 (Livonia at this time formed part of Sweden and the Polish Commonwealth). He was in command of the Russian forces in the Battle of Narva

Battle of Narva (1700)

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 on 20 November 1700 when he surrendered and was taken prisoner by the Swedes

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He died in Reval (Tallinn)

Tallinn

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 as a prisoner of war in 1702. On demand of his creditors, his body, which rested at St. Nicholas' Church

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, was not buried for more than 190 years, and, when mummified, was exhibited as a curiosity.