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Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1665; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Following the death of his father in 1623, Turenne was sent to the Netherlands to learn military skills under the tutelage of his motherâs brothers, Maurice and Frederick Henry, the princes of Orange. At the time, these princes were leading the Dutch in their conflict against the Spaniards. This early experience provided the foundation for his later career as a prominent French military leader.12