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Which Dutch princes trained Turenne in soldiering?
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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.
Turenne learned the art of soldiering under his motherâs brothers, Maurice and Frederick Henry, who were the princes of Orange. These princes were leading the Dutch forces against the Spaniards in the Netherlands at the time of Turenne's training.1