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Friedrich Moritz, Graf Von Nostitz-Rieneck
Friedrich Moritz, Graf von Nostitz-Rieneck (1728 – 19 November 1796, in Vienna), was a field marshal in imperial service to the House of Habsburg. His nephew, Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck, was a general officer in Habsburg service during the Napoleonic Wars. He was a member of the noble Nostitz family. Career He joined the service, probably during Austria's wars with Prussia in the 1740s, and was promoted to colonel in 1759, during the Seven Years' War. On 19 February 1766, he was promoted again, to General-major, and on 19 January 1771, he was promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant, effective 25 February 1767. On 28 March 1785, he was promoted to General der Kavallerie, and on 15 May 1796, to Field Marshal. He was Captain of the Trabanten Life Guard and the Hofburg Watch, both honorary positions from April 1785 until May 1796. He was also president of the Aulic Council, the Imperial cabinet advising the Holy Roman Emperor on military matters. He held this position fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Austria
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nostitz Family
The House of Nostitz () is an old and influential Silesian aristocratic family, whose members occupied many important positions within Holy Roman Empire and later in Austria, Bohemia, Germany and Russia. History The family was named after Nostitz in Saxony, with its history dating back to 1280 in Oberlausitz, today's Germany. They reigned over the Imperial County of Rieneck from 1673 when it was purchased by (1610–1683) until 1803 when they sold it to the Princes of Colloredo-Mansfeld. Apart from Nostitz-Rieneck several other branches of the family existed: ''Nostitz-Unwürde'', ''Nostitz-Jänkendorf'', ''Nostitz-Wallwitz'', ''Nostitz-Drzewiecky'', ''Nostitz-Rokitnitz'' and ''Nostitz-Ransen'' which lived and spread through Prussia, Austria, Bohemia, Poland, Lithuania and Russia. Notable members * (1725–1794), Bohemian nobleman and patron * Friedrich Moritz, Graf von Nostitz-Rieneck (1728–1796), a field marshal in imperial service to the House of Habsburg * Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1796 Deaths
Events January–March * January 16 – The first Dutch (and general) elections are held for the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. (The next Dutch general elections are held in 1888.) * February 1 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark, Upper Canada, Newark to York, Upper Canada, York. * February 9 – The Qianlong Emperor of China abdicates at age 84 to make way for his son, the Jiaqing Emperor. * February 15 – French Revolutionary Wars: The Invasion of Ceylon (1795) ends when Johan van Angelbeek, the Batavian Republic, Batavian governor of Ceylon, surrenders Colombo peacefully to British forces. * February 16 – The Kingdom of Great Britain is granted control of Ceylon by the Dutch. * February 29 – Ratifications of the Jay Treaty between Great Britain and the United States are officially exchanged, bringing it into effect.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1728 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – The '' Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de la Habana'', the oldest university in Cuba, is founded in Havana. * January 9 – The coronation of Peter II as the Tsar of the Russian Empire takes place in Moscow. * January 29 – '' The Beggar's Opera'', the most popular theatrical production of the 18th century, is performed for the first time. The premiere takes place at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London. Written by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch, the ballad opera is a satire of Italian opera. * February 28 – Battle of Palkhed: Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I defeats the first Nizam of Hyderabad, Nizam-ul-Mulk. * March 14 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau leaves Geneva for the first time. April–June * April 14 – Saint Serapion of Algiers, the first Mercedarian (of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy) is canonized by Pope Benedict XIII. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Leaders Of The French Revolutionary Wars
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Military Leaders Of The French Revolutionary Wars
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Order Of Saint Joachim
The Order of Saint Joachim (The Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Joachim, Saint Joachim) is an order of chivalry founded in 1755 to promote religious tolerance in Europe, and continues to exist today. Admiral Horatio Nelson accepted the Grand Cross of the Order in 1802. 18th century The "Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Saint Joachim" was established in 1755 by a group of German nobles. was installed as its first Grand Master on June 20, 1756, a position he held until 1773. The Order had fourteen founding members who were nobles and military leaders of the Holy Roman Empire: * Charles Christian Erdmann, Duke of Württemberg-Oels, Duke of Württemberg-Oels * Prince Piccolomini * Count von Clary-Aldringen, Clary und Aldringen * Baron von Eib * Ritter Fachner von Trauenstein * Keck von Schwarzbach * Count von Kolowrat-Krakowsky, Kollowrat-Krakowsky * Baron von Milchling * Baron Moser von Filseck * Friedrich Moritz von Nostitz-Rieneck, Count von Nostitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Golden Fleece
The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (, ) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Brugge by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Isabella of Portugal. Today, two branches of the order exist, namely the Spanish Fleece and the Austrian Fleece; the current grand masters are Felipe VI, King Felipe VI of Spain and Karl von Habsburg, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, respectively. The Grand Chaplain of the Austrian branch is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna. The separation of the two existing branches took place as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession of 1701–1714. The grand master of the order, Charles II of Spain (a House of Habsburg , Habsburg), had died childless in 1700, and so the right to succeed to the throne of Spain (and thus to become the Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Fleece) initiated a global conflict. On one hand, Charles VI, Holy Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulic Council
The Aulic Council (; ; literally "Court Council of the Empire", sometimes abbreviated in academic writing as "RHR") was one of the two supreme courts of the Holy Roman Empire, the other being the ''Reichskammergericht'' (Imperial Chamber Court). Unlike the ''Reichskammergericht'', which was tied to the Imperial estates, the Aulic Council was tied directly to the Emperor. It had not only concurrent jurisdiction with the ''Reichskammergericht'', but in many cases exclusive jurisdiction: the Aulic Council had exclusive jurisdiction in all "feudal" processes, and in criminal affairs, over the immediate subjects of the Emperor and in affairs which concerned the Empire, and more (see '' Responsibilities'' section below). It did not have a single set seat, rather, it was bound with the Emperor's residences. Prague, Wels, and Frankfurt, were all sites of the court, but the most important seat of the Aulic Council was at the Hofburg residence of the Habsburg emperors in Vienna. Since 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofburg
The Hofburg () is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria. Located in the Innere Stadt, center of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century by Ottokar II of Bohemia and expanded several times afterwards. It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence. Since 1946, it has been the official residence and office, workplace of the president of Austria. Since 1279, the Hofburg area has been the documented seat of government.Aeiou-Hofburg-English . "Hofburg, Wien" (history). ''Encyclopedia of Austria''. Aeiou Project. 2006. The Hofburg has been expanded over the centuries to include various residences (with the ''Amalienburg'' and the Albertina), the imperial chapel (''Hofkapelle'' or ''Burgkapelle''), the Austrian National Library, imperial l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
