Prince Thomas Emmanuel of Savoy, (8 December 1687 – 28 December 1729), was born a prince of Savoy and was later Count of Soissons

Count of Soissons

This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.-Carolingians:...

 from 1702 till his death.

He was the son of Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy (1657–1702) and Uranie de La Cropte.

The famous general Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...

 was his uncle.

He married on October 24 1713 with Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein (1694-1772), Duchess of Troppau and had one son. He became a Knight in the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece

Order of the Golden Fleece

The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

 in 1712. He died in Vienna

Vienna

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Issue

1. Eugène-Jean-François (1714-1734), next count of Soissons and Duke of Troppau.

Ancestry