Count Adolf von Schwarzenberg (1547Also reported as 1551. – 29 July 1600) was a general of the

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whose sword, along with that of his descendant Prince Karl Philipp, is preserved in the arsenal of

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. He fought in the wars of religion, but was chiefly distinguished in the wars against the Turks on the eastern frontier. He was killed in a

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of the soldiers at Papa in

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in 1600. His only son was Adam von Schwarzenberg (1583–1641), advisor of George William, Elector of Brandenburg during the

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Austrian generals Counts of Austria Adolf 1547 births 1600 deaths Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire) personnel {{Austria-bio-stub

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