Note 90 — II MADAME DE MAINTENON[73]
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The Maréchal-comte de Tessé was a skilful general, but he lacked decision, and he was more successful as a diplomatist. It was he who under orders from Louvois sacked Heidelberg and blew up the château. Saint-Simon’s portrait of him (III. 388-9) is less than fair. His Mémoires et Lettres were published in 2 vols. in 1806.