Henri d’Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, was one
of France’s most important military commanders of the
late 17th century. A sermon from his funeral, published
in 1677, stated: “And the King lamented, and said, Died
he as a Fool dieth? Know ye not that there is a Prince
and a Great Man fallen this day in Israel?” His impact on
helping France to win the Thirty Years War and to con-
solidate its gains in Europe cannot be underestimated.
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