Louis de Crévant, duc d'Humières was a French nobleman of the 17th century, who became a Marshal of France in 1668 and Grand Master of Artillery in 1685.
Louis de Crevant, Duke of Humières
Château d'Azay-le-Ferron, the family home
The Battle of the Dunes by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1837. The Battle of the Dunes took place in June 1658; Humières fought in this decisive French victory, under Turenne, shown here
Humières' son and heir Henri-Louis died at the Siege of Luxembourg in June 1684;
War of Devolution
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The War of Devolution took place from May 1667 to May 1668. In the course of the war, France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, both then provinces of the Holy Roman Em
Louis XIV visiting a trench during the war
Maria Theresa of Spain, whose unpaid dowry was used to justify the war
The Yser river, in Maritime Flanders; a good example of the geography in this area
Johan de Witt, Dutch Grand Pensionary; he had to persuade Louis to withdraw, while keeping him as an ally