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Why was Turenne named marshal-general of the camps and armies of the King in 1660?
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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.
In 1660, Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne, was appointed "marshal-general of the camps and armies of the King" as an extraordinary honor. This title implied that he might have been named constable of Franceâthe ex officio commander in chief in warâhad he abjured his Protestant faith at that time. Although Turenne eventually converted to Catholicism in 1668 following the death of his wife, he was not appointed constable.1