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Victor-François, 2nd duke de Broglie (born Oct. 19, 1718—died March 30, 1814, Münster, Westphalia [Germany]) was a marshal of France under Louis XV and Louis XVI, who became one of the émigrés during the French Revolution. He served with his father, the first duke, in Italy and took part, during the War of the Austrian Succession, in the storming of Prague (1741) and in the campaigns on the Rhine (1744–45) and in the Netherlands (1747)....