Louis II

Louis II (1621-1686), also Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, named "the Great Condé," was a French military commander, born at Paris. He was carefully educated. He acquired a taste for literature, which stood him in good stead at the end of his career. He made his reputation by his victory over the Spaniards at Recroi. He distinguished himself at Fribourg, Nordlingen, and Lens. The settlement of the troubles of the Fronde alienated him, so that he entered the service of Spain, and served against his country, but was by-and-by reconciled. He led the French army to success in Franche-Comté and Holland, and soon after retired to Chantilly, where he enjoyed the society of such men as Molière, Boileau, and La Bruyère, and when he died Bossuet pronounced a funeral oration over his grave.

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