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Louis-François de Bourbon, prince de Conti
French prince
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Louis-François de Bourbon, prince de Conti (born Aug. 13, 1717, Paris—died Aug. 2, 1776, Paris) was Louis-Armand II’s second son. He adopted a military career and, when the War of the Austrian Succession broke out in 1741, accompanied Charles Louis, duc de Belle-Isle, to Bohemia. His services there led to his appointment to command the army in Italy, where he distinguished himself by forcing the pass of Villafranca and winning the Battle of Coni in 1744. In 1745 he was sent to check the Imperialists in Germany and in 1746 was transferred to the Netherlands, where some jealousy between Marshal ...(100 of 345 words)