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Karl Philipp, Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg; 18/19 April 1771 – 15 October 1820) was an Austrian Generalissimo and former Field Marshal. He first entered military service in 1788 and fought against the Turks.
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- 1789–1820
Apr 11, 2024 · Karl Philipp, prince zu Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal and diplomat who was one of the most successful Allied commanders in the Napoleonic Wars and who contributed significantly to the French emperor’s defeat in 1813–14. Scion of one of the oldest aristocratic houses of the Habsburg.
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Last Prince of Schwarzenberg, who possessed the imperial immediacy Founder of the Schwarzenberg Primogeniture: Karl Philipp Prince of Schwarzenberg 15 April 1771 – 15 October 1820 Field marshal Ambassador Maria Anna Countess von Hohenfeld widowed Princess Esterházy 20 May 1768 – 2 April 1848 three sons
- Joseph II, 6th Prince of Schwarzenberg
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Karl II Prince of Schwarzenberg (Karl Philipp Borromäus Prince of Schwarzenberg) ( Vienna, 21 January 1802 - Vienna, 15 June 1858) was an Imperial Austrian noble and Feldzeugmeister, who fought in the First Italian War of Independence. He was Governor of Transylvania between 1851 and 1858.
Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg was born on April 15th (other sources say 18th or 19th), 1771 in Vienna [Wien], into a prestigious family of the high Austrian aristocracy. As a Field Marshal, he fought in main battles such as Austerlitz in 1805 and Wagram in 1809.
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Karl Philipp, Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg; 18/19 April 1771 – 15 October 1820) was an Austrian Generalissimo and former Field Marshal. He first entered military service in 1788 and fought against the Turks.
other name: Schwarzenberg, Carl Philip. other name: Schwarzenberg, Charles Philip. Details. individual; military/naval; official; Austrian; Male. Life dates. 1771-1820. Biography. Field marshal and diplomat. Son of Johann Nepomuk Anton von Schwarzenberg and Maria Eleonora zu Oettingen- Wallerstein.
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