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Feldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; en, general field marshal, field marshal general, or field marshal; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several ...
'' by the
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of the
Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 unti ...
, 1512–1806.


16th century

* 1542 – Johann Hilchen von Lorch (1484–1548) * 1557 – Adam von Trott († 1564)


17th century

* 1618 –
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly ( nl, Johan t'Serclaes Graaf van Tilly; german: Johann t'Serclaes Graf von Tilly; french: Jean t'Serclaes de Tilly ; February 1559 – 30 April 1632) was a field marshal who commanded the Catholic League's ...
(1559–1632) * 1618 –
Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy ( cs, Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, es, Carlos Buenaventura de Longueval, Conde de Bucquoy, full name in french: Charles Bonaventure de Longueval comte de Bucquoy, german: Karl Bonaventura Graf v ...
(1571–1621) * 1622 –
Marchese Hieronymus Caraffa de Montenegro Girolamo Carafa (or Caraffa), Marquis of Montenegro ( Abruzzo, 1564 – Genoa, 1633) was a general in Spanish and Imperial service from Italian descent. Life Girolamo was born in the noble Neapolitan Carafa family. His parents were Rainal ...
(† 1630) * 1625 –
Ramboldo, Count of Collalto Ramboldo XIII, Count of Collalto (also Rambaldo; 1575 – 19 November 1630) was an Italian Imperial commander. Biography Born at Mantua into an ancient noble Venetian family, dating back to the 10th century, he was the son of Venetian gene ...
(1575–1630) * 1625 – Gottfried Graf von Pappenheim (1594–1632) * 1625 –
Albrecht von Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...
(1583–1634) – ''general Wallenstein'' * 1626 –
Baltasar von Marradas Don Baltasar de Marradas et Vique or Maradas (28 November 1560, Valencia – 12 August 1638, Prague) was a Spanish nobleman, imperial field marshal during the Thirty Years' War and governor of Bohemia. Life :es:Baltasar_de_Marradas_y_Vich, Ba ...
(1560–1638) * 1627 –
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg Johann or Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg (1583 in Boitzenburger Land – 28 April 1641, in Dresden) was a German Field Marshal. At different times during the Thirty Years' War, he was a Field Marshal for the Holy Roman Empire and its opponen ...
(1583–1641) * 1627 – Heinrich, Graf Schlick (Schlik zu Bassano und Weißkirchen) († 1650) * 1629 –
Johann Jakob, Count of Bronckhorst and Anholt Johann Jakob von Bronckhorst (Burg Anholt, 12 February 1582 - Freiburg im Breisgau, 19 October 1630), named ''Graf Anholt'', was Count of Bronckhorst-Batenburg and Imperial fieldmarshal during the Thirty Years' War. Life He was the second son of ...
(† 1630) * 1629 –
Torquato Conti Torquato Conti (1591–1636) was an Italian military commander who served as a General-Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. His barbarous treatment of defenceless villagers earned him the nickname, ''The Devil''. H ...
Marchese di Guadagnolo († 1636) * 1631 –
Rudolf von Tiefenbach Rudolf von Tiefenbach (26 November 1582 - 4 March 1653) was a German military commander who served the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. Despite being raised a protestant, Tiefenbach joined the catholic Habsburg army in 1613. During ...
(Teuffenbach zu Mayerhofen) (1582–1653) * 1632 –
Johann von Aldringen Johann Reichsgraf von Aldringen (sometimes spelled Altringer or Aldringer; 10 December 158822 June 1634) was an Austrian soldier active before and during the Thirty Years' War. He was born in Luxembourg in the Duchy of Luxembourg,Matthias Gallas Matthias Gallas, Graf von Campo und Herzog von Lucera (Count of Campo, Duke of Lucera) (Matteo Gallasso; 17 October 1588 in Trento – 25 April 1647 in Vienna) was an Austrian professional soldier during the Thirty Years' War. He distinguished hi ...
(1584–1647) * 1632 –
Heinrich von Holk Heinrich Holk (also Holke or Henrik Holck;Olesen (2003), p. 390 18 April 1599 – 9 September 1633) was a Danish-German mercenary in both Christian IV of Denmark's and Albrecht von Wallenstein's service during the Thirty Years' War.Keegan (1 ...
(1599–1633) * 1632 – Hannß Casimir von Schaumberg (Schaumburg) (1649) * 1633 –
Christian von Ilow Christian von Ilow (1585 – 25 February 1634) was a Neumark nobleman and Generalfeldmarschall who fought during the course of the Thirty Years' War. At the outbreak of the war, Ilow enlisted into the Imperial army, rapidly advancing through the ...
(1585–1634) (or Illo) * 1633 – Philipp Graf von Mansfeld (1657) * 1634 – Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (1608–1657) – Supreme Commander after the death of Wallenstein; 1637 Holy Roman Emperor * 1634 –
Rudolf Hieronymus Eusebius von Colloredo-Waldsee Rudolf Hieronymus Eusebius von Colloredo-Waldsee, born 2 November 1585 in České Budějovice, Kingdom of Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic), was a Bohemian nobleman and the brother of Hieronymus von Colloredo-Waldsee. A member of the Colloredo ...
(† 1657) * 1634 –
Ottavio Piccolomini Ottavio Piccolomini, 1st Duke of Amalfi (11 November 1599 – 11 August 1656) was an Italian nobleman whose military career included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Early life Ottavio was born ...
(1599–1656) * 1634 –
Melchior, Graf Hatzfeld von Gleichen Melchior Graf von Gleichen und Hatzfeldt (Westerwald, 20 October 1593 – Powitzko, 9 January 1658) was an Imperial Field Marshal. He fought in the Thirty Years' War first under Albrecht von Wallenstein and Matthias Gallas, then received an i ...
(1593–1658) * 1636 –
Charles, Duke of Lorraine-Elboeuf Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf (5 November 1596 – 5 November 1657), was a French nobleman, the son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, by his wife, Marguerite de Chabot. He succeeded his father in the Elbeuf dukedom (Elbœuf is an alternate, anglicized s ...
(† 1656) * 1637 –
Matthias, Prinz von Toscana Mattias de' Medici (9 May 1613 – 11 October 1667) was the third son of Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici of Tuscany and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria. He was governor of Siena, with interruptions, from 1629. He never married. Biogra ...
(† 1667) * 1638 –
Maximilian, Prince of Liechtenstein Maximilian of Liechtenstein (6 November 1578 – 29 April 1645 in Győr) was a nobleman from the House of Liechtenstein. He was a senior military officer in the imperial Habsburg service, eventually promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. In ...
(1578–1643) * 1638 –
Friedrich, Duke von Savelli Federico Savelli (died 19 December 1649) was an Italian military commander who fought in the Thirty Years' War. Biography Born into a noble family of Rome, he was the son of Bernardino Savelli, lord of Palombara, and Lucrezia degli Anguillara. A ...
(† 1649) * 1639 –
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (5 January 1614 – 20 November 1662), younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III, was an Austrian soldier, administrator and patron of the arts. He held a number of military commands, with limited success, and ...
(1614–1662) * 1639 – Francesco Marchese Carretto de Grana († 1652) * 1639 – Gottfried, Count Huyn, Freiherr von Geleen Amstenraedt und Wachtendonck († 1657) * 1641 –
Francis Albert of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural ...
(† 1642) * 1642 – Peter, Graf Holzapfel (Melander) (1589–1648) * 1644 –
Johann von Götzen Johann von Götzen (1599 – 5 March 1645) was a Lüneburg nobleman and Generalfeldmarschall who fought during the Thirty Years' War. He was married to Elisabeth (d. 1631) of the Falke family, with whom he had two sons: Johann Sigismund, Count of ...
(1599–1645) * 1647 – Wenzel, Fürst Lobkowitz, Herzog von Sagan († 1677) * 1647 –
Johann von Werth Johann von Werth (1591 – 16 January 1652), also ''Jan von Werth'' or in French ''Jean de Werth'', was a German general of cavalry in the Thirty Years' War. Biography Werth was born in 1591 most likely at Büttgen in the Duchy of Jülich ...
(1591–1652) * 1648 – Jakob, Marchese Monterosa († 1648) * 1648 – Hans Christoph von Puchheim († 1657) * 1648 – Johann, Baron von Reischenberg († 1657) * 1649 –
Guillaume de Lamboy Guillaume III de Lamboy de Dessener, 1590 to 1659, was a Field Marshal in the Imperial Army, who served in the 1618 to 1648 Thirty Years War, and the 1635 to 1659 Franco-Spanish War. Born in Kortessem, then in the Spanish Netherlands, now Lim ...
(1590–1659) * 1649 – Alessandro Marchese del Borro († 1656) * 1650 – Walter, Count Leslie (1607–1667) * 1651 – Adrian von Enkevort (1603–1663) * 1655 – Adam, Count Forgach de Ghymes († 1681) * 1658 –
Raimondo Montecuccoli Raimondo Montecuccoli (; 21 February 1609 – 16 October 1680) was an Italian-born professional soldier, military theorist, and diplomat, who served the Habsburg monarchy. Experiencing the Thirty Years' War from scratch as a simple footsoldier ...
1609–1680 * 1659 –
Friedrich, Markgraf von Baden-Durlach Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (16 November 1617 – 10 or 31 January 1677Meyers Konversationslexikon 1888 says he died on 31 January) was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1659 until his death. Life He was born at Karlsburg Castl ...
(1617–1677) * 1660 – Don Hannibal, Prince Gonzaga (1602–1668) – City commander of Vienna * 1664 –
Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden Margrave Leopold Wilhelm of Baden-Baden (german: links=no, Leopold Wilhelm Markgraf von Baden-Baden; 16 September 1626 in Baden-Baden; 1 March 1671 in Warasdin) was Field Marschal of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Life He was the se ...
(1626–1671) * 1664 –
Philipp Florinus, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein Philip Florinus of Pfalz-Sulzbach ( Sulzbach, 20 January 1630 – Nürnberg, 4 April 1703) was an imperial field marshal. Life Philip was the youngest son of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1582–1632) and Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein- ...
(1630–1703) * 1664 –
Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches (16 August 1608 to 12 August 1682), also known as Ludwig de Souches, was a French-born professional soldier who spent a number of years in the Swedish Army before switching to Imperial service in 1642. Although he was ...
(† 1683) * 1664 –
Otto Christoph von Sparr Otto Christoph Freiherr von Sparr (13 November 1599 or 1605 – 9 May 1668) was a ''Generalfeldmarschall'' of Brandenburg-Prussia. Sparr came from a noble family from the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He was born either in Lichterfelde near Eber ...
(† 1668) * 1670 –
Johann von Sporck Johann von Sporck (1595 – 6 August 1679) was a German nobleman and Generalfeldmarschall. Sporck was born in 1595 and he began his military career at the start of the Thirty Years' War as a private. His personal bravery and mastery of cavalry ta ...
(1595–1679) * 1672 –
Alexander von Bournonville Alexander von Bournonville, Alexander de Bournonville, Alexander II Hyppolite, Prince of Bournonville and third Count of Hénin-Liétard (Brussels, 5 January 1616 – Pamplona, 20 August 1690) was a Flemish military man. He held the titles of F ...
(† 1690), entered in Spanish service in 1676 * 1675 –
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar (french: Charles Léopold Nicolas Sixte; german: Karl V Leopold; 3 April 1643 – 18 April 1690) succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies were ...
(1634–1690), lifted the Siege of Vienna in 1683 * 1676 – Johann Adolf, Duke zu Holstein († 1704) * 1682 –
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg Count Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (12 January 1638 – 4 January 1701) was military governor of Vienna from 1680, the city's defender during the Battle of Vienna in 1683, Imperial general during the Great Turkish War, and President of the ...
(1638–1701), defender of Vienna 1683 * 1682 –
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (31 January 1620 – 19 November 1692) was a German and Dutch Field Marshal and, for the last three years of his life, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg). In 1641, Waldeck en ...
(1620–1692) * 1683 – Hermann, Markgraf von Baden-Baden († 1691) * 1683 – Kaspar Zdeněk Kaplíř von Sulevic (1611–1686), logistic organizer of Vienna's defense 1683 * 1683 – Count Aeneas Sylvius de Caprara (1631–1701) * 1683 –
Othon Henri del Caretto, Marquis of Savona Othon Henri del Caretto or Del Carretto, Marquis of Grana (1629 – Mariemont, Hainaut 15 June 1685) was an Imperial Army commander and political figure. Descendant from an old Italian noble family, he was titular Margrave of Savona, Marquis of G ...
(1629–1685) * 1683 – Johann Heinrich von Dünewald (1617–1691) * 1683 – Jakob, Graf Leslie († 1692) * 1683 – Julius Franz Herzog zu Sachsen-Lauenburg (1641–1689) * 1686 –
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (german: links=no, Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden; 8 April 1655 – 4 January 1707) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as ''Türkenl ...
(1655–1707) – ''der Türkenlouis'' * 1687 – Rudolf Graf Rabatta zu Dornberg († 1686) * 1687 – Carl Theodor Otto Fürst Salm, Wildgraf zu Daun und Kyburg, Rheingraf zum Stein († 1710) * 1688 – Antonio Graf Caraffa († 1693) * 1688 –
Charles Eugène de Croÿ Charles Eugène de Croÿ (; ; russian: Карл Евгений де Круа, tr. ; 1651) was a German and Russian Field Marshal and nobleman from the French noble House of Croÿ. Biography His father was Jacques Philippe de Croÿ-Roeulx (1 ...
(1651–1702) * 1689 –
Heinrich Franz von Mansfeld Heinrich Franz von Mansfeld, Prince of Fondi ( Bornstedt, November 21, 1640, Vienna, June 18, 1715) was an Austrian diplomat, Field marshal and President of the Hofkriegsrat. Early life Heinrich Franz came from the powerful House of Mansfeld, an ...
, Fürst zu Fondi (1641–1715) * 1689 – Johann Carl Graf Serény († 1690) * 1689 – Maximilian Lorenz von Starhemberg († 1689) * 1689 –
Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck Count Christian Louis of Waldeck (29 July 1635 – 12 December 1706) was from 1645 Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and from 1692 Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Life He was born in Waldeck, the eldest son of the Count Philip VII of Waldeck-Wildun ...
(† 1706) * 1690 –
Walrad, Prince of Nassau-Usingen Walrad Usingen of Nassau (25 February 1635 in Roermond – 17 October 1702 in Usingen), was from 1659 Count, and from 1688 Prince of Nassau-Usingen and founder of Usingen line of the House of Nassau. Family He was the youngest son of Count W ...
(† 1702) * 1691 –
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (6 August 1644 in Bayreuth – 20 May 1712 in Erlangen) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. He was the only son of Erdmann August, Hereditary Margrave (''Er ...
(1644–1712) * 1693 –
Prince Eugene of Savoy Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano, (18 October 1663 – 21 April 1736) better known as Prince Eugene, was a Generalfeldmarschall, field marshal in the army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th a ...
(1663–1736), ''Prinz Eugen'' * 1694 – Johann Wilhelm Anton Reichsgraf von und zu Daun (1706) * 1694 – Johann Carl Graf Pálffy († 1694) * 1694 – Ferdinand Freiherr
von Stadl The Stadl family (also spelled von Stadler or von Stadel) was the name of an Austrian noble family from Styria, which also belonged to the provincial nobility in Lower Austria. The lords of Stadl from the Kornberg line were raised to barons, a sid ...
(† 1696) * 1694 – Francis Viscount Taafe Earl of Carlingford († 1704) * 1694 – Friedrich Ambros Graf Veterani (1650–1695) * 1694 –
Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...
(1652–1698) * 1696 –
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine Charles III Philip (4 November 1661 – 31 December 1742) was Elector Palatine, Count of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1716 to 1742. Until 1728 he was also Count of Megen. Biography Born in Neuburg an der Donau, Charles Phi ...
(1661–1742) * 1696 –
Hermann Otto II of Limburg Stirum Field Marshal Hermann Otto II of Limburg Stirum (1 April 1646 – Donauwörth, 8 July 1704), count of Limburg Stirum and Bronckhorst, sovereign lord zu Gemen, was the son of Adolf Ernst of Limburg Stirum and an imperial Field Marshal. He inherit ...
(1646–1704) * 1696 – Leopold Philipp Reichsfürst von Montecuccoli (1663–1698) * 1696 –
Donat John, Count Heissler of Heitersheim Donat John Count Heissler of Heitersheim was an Imperial and Royal Marshal of the Habsburg empire. He was deeply involved in the conflict between the Austrian and Turkish empires. He was born in 1648 and died at Szeged on 1 September 1696. Biogr ...
(1648–1696) * 1696 – Charles of Lorraine, Prince of Commercy (1661–1702) * 1696 – Carlo di San Martino, Marchese di Parella († 1710) * 1696 – Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Wiesenburg (1651–1724) * 1696 – Hans Carl Freiherr von Thüngen (1648–1709) * 1697 – Franz Sigismund von Thun und Hohenstein (1639–1702) * 1699 –
Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt (20 July 1671 in Darmstadt – 11 August 1736 in Vienna) was a Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt, Imperial Field marshal and Governor of Mantua. Life Philip was a younger son of Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (163 ...
(† 1734)


18th century

* 1701 – Ferdinand Marchese Degli Obizzi († 1710) * 1701 – Don Cesare Angelo Marchese Del Vasto und Pescara, Fürst von Francavilla († 1701) * 1704 – Ludwig Johann Graf Bussy-Rabutin (de) (1642–1717) * 1704 – Sigbert von Heister (1646–1718) * 1704 – Guidobald Graf von Starhemberg (1657–1737) * 1704 – Charles Thomas de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1670–1704) * 1704 –
John Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg Johann Ernst of Nassau-Weilburg (Weilburg, 13 June 1664 – Heidelberg, 27 February 1719) was an Imperial Generalfeldmarschall, from 1675 to 1688 Count and from 1688 until his death Prince (Fürst) of Nassau-Weiburg. Biography Johann Ernst ...
(1664–1719) * 1704 – Johann Franz Graf Gronsfeld zu Bronkhorst und Eberstein († 1719) * 1704 – Ludwig Graf Herbeville (de) († 1709) * 1704 – Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway (1648–1720) – a Frenchman in British service, allied commander in Spain * 1704 – Siegmund Joachim Graf Trauttmannsdorff (de) (1636–1706) * 1705 – Don Juan Tomaso Enriquez Cabrera Duke of Riosecco (1652–1705), Supporter of the Habsburgs in the
War of Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
* 1705 – Friedrich Greaf Castell († 1718) * 1706 – Jacques-Louis Comte de Noyelles († 1708), a Frenchman who fought for the Habsburgs in the Low Countries * 1707 – Leo Graf Uhlefeld (or Ulfeldt) (1651–1716) * 1707 – Leopold Graf Schlik zu Bassano und Weisskirchen (de) (1663–1723) * 1707 –
Nikolaus VI Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its d ...
(1667–1732) * 1707 –
Maximilian Wilhelm of Brunswick-Lüneburg Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name "Max (given name), Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs *Maximilian I, Holy Roma ...
(1666–1726), son of Duke Ernst August * 1707 –
Frederick William, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (20 September 1663 in Hechingen – 14 November 1735 in Hechingen) was the fourth Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and was also an imperial Field Marshal. Life Friedrich Wilhelm was the eldest son ...
(1663–1735) * 1707 – Maximilian Ludwig Graf Breuner († 1716) * 1707 – Leopold Graf Herberstein († 1728), Adjutant to Prince Eugene * 1707 –
Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Du ...
(1676–1733) – fought in the
Battle of Blenheim The Battle of Blenheim (german: Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt, link=no; french: Bataille de Höchstädt, link=no; nl, Slag bij Blenheim, link=no) fought on , was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied v ...
* 1707 – Leopold Wirich Graf Daun (1669–1741) * 1708 – Johann Martin Freiherr Gschwindt von Pöckstein († 1721) * 1708 – Johann Josef Graf Huyn († 1719) * 1708 –
Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt (20 July 1671 in Darmstadt – 11 August 1736 in Vienna) was a Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt, Imperial Field marshal and Governor of Mantua. Life Philip was a younger son of Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (163 ...
(1736) * 1709 – Johann Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd (1664–1751), Maria Theresia's ''Vater Pálffy'' * 1713 –
George William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...
(1678–1726) * 1713 – Albrecht Ernst Fürst von Öttingen (1669–1731) * 1715 – Francisco Colmenero Conde de Vaderios († 1715) * 1715 –
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Charles III William (german: Karl III. Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach; Durlach, (it) († 1721) * 1716 –
Annibale Visconti Annibale is the Italian masculine given name and surname equivalent to Hannibal. In English, it may refer to : Given name * Annibale Albani (1682–1751), Italian cardinal * Annibale I Bentivoglio, (died 1445), ruler of Bologna from 1443 * Annibal ...
(it) († 1747) * 1717 – Jean-Philippe-Eugène de Mérode-Westerloo (1674–1732) * 1717 – Eberhard von Neipperg († 1717) * 1717 – Franz Sebastian Graf Thürheim († 1726) * 1717 –
Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...
(1684–1737) * 1717 – Alexander Otto Graf Vehlen († 1727) * 1717 – Stephan Graf Stainville († 1720) * 1717 – Carl Ernst von Rappach († 1719) * 1717 – Don Luis de Borza Marques de Tarrazena († 1717) * 1720 – Don Fernando Pignatelli Duca de Hijar († 1720) * 1723 –
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "co ...
(1680–1735) * 1723 – Johann Heinrich Bürkli (1647–1730), Freiherr von Hohenburg, from Switzerland * 1723 – Adam Graf Kollonits († 1726) * 1723 – Ladislaus Freiherr von Ebergényi († 1724) * 1723 – Johann Graf Caraffa († 1743) * 1723 –
Maximilian Adam Graf Starhemberg Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name "Max (given name), Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs *Maximilian I, Holy Roma ...
(† 1741) * 1723 – Herkules Graf von Montecuccoli († 1729) * 1723 –
Count Claude Florimond de Mercy Count Claudius Florimund de Mercy (1666 – 29 June 1734) was an Imperial field marshal, born at Longwy in Lorraine, now in France. His grandfather was the Bavarian field marshal Franz Freiherr von Mercy. Mercy entered the Austrian army a ...
(1666–1734) * 1723 – Hermann Graf von Hohenzollern (1665–1733) * 1723 – Antonio Conte Sormani († 1723) * 1723 –
Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels Lothar Joseph Dominik Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels (17 May 1673 – Vienna 8 December 1751) was an imperial Fieldmarshal. Family Lothar was the youngest son of Count Leopold Wilhelm von Königsegg-Rothenfels and Maria Polyxena, Countess S ...
(1673–1751) * 1723 – Hubert Dominik Du Saix d'Arnant († 1728) * 1723 – Johann Damian Philipp Freiherr von und zu Sickingen († 1732) * 1723 – Johann Hieronymus Freiherr von und Zum Jungen († 1732) * 1723 – Johann Philipp Joseph Graf Harrach zu Rohrau (1678–1764) * 1723 – Don Antonio Conde Puebla de Portugalo († 1723) * 1723 – Heinrich Wilhelm Graf Wilczek († 1739) * 1723 – Don José Antonio Marqués de Ruby y Boxados († 1723) * 1724 – Don Giuseppe Boneo Conte della Caromina († 1724) * 1726 – Fabian Graf Wrangel (1651–1737) * 1729 –
Carl Rudolf, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt Carl Rudolf (29 May 1667, in Neuenstadt am Kocher – 17 November 1742, in Neuenstadt am Kocher) was the last Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, army commander in Danish service and List of Field Marshals of the Holy Roman Empire, Field Marshal of ...
(1667–1742) * 1734 – Dom Emanuel Infante of Portugal († 1766) * 1736 – Theodor Fürst Lubomirski († 1745) * 1737 –
Leopold Philippe d'Arenberg Leopold may refer to: People * Leopold (given name) * Leopold (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons'' * Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ...
(1690–1754) * 1737 – Friedrich Graf von Seckendorf (1673–1763) * 1737 – George Olivier Graf Wallis (1673–1744) * 1737 –
Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria Innocenz Michael Joseph of Bavaria (5 August 1699 in Brussels – 9 December 1738 in Munich) was a Bavarian prince and an Imperial Field marshal. Life Ferdinand Maria Innocent was a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Ba ...
(1699–1738), a son of
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs *Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459 ...
* 1737 – Viktor Graf Philippi (1739) * 1737 –
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller Ludwig Andreas Khevenhüller, Graf von Aichelberg-Frankenburg (en: Louis Andrew Khevenhüller, Count of Aichelberg-Frankenburg) (30 November 1683 – 26 January 1744) was an Austrian field-marshal who came of a noble family that was originally ...
(1683–1744) * 1737 – Johann Christian Freiherr Seherr von Thoss († 1743) * 1737 – Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine (1708–1765), married Maria Theresia, Holy Roman Emperor in 1745 * 1740 –
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine (french: Charles Alexandre Emanuel, Prince de Lorraine; german: Karl Alexander von Lothringen und Bar; 12 December 1712 in Lunéville – 4 July 1780 in Tervuren) was a Lorraine-born Austrian general a ...
(1712–1780) * 1741 – Gundacker von Althan (de) (1665–1747) * 1741 – Heinrich Joseph Graf Daun (1678–1761) * 1741 – Kaspar Graf Cordova († 1765) * 1741 – Johann Hermann Graf Nesselrode († 1751) * 1741 –
Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel (28 May 1689 – 8 May 1753) was a prince of Hesse-Kassel and a Generalfeldzeugmeister, Generalfeldmarschall and finally Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. Life Maximilian was the ninth ...
(1689–1753), son of
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Charles of Hesse-Kassel (german: Karl von Hessen-Kassel; 3 August 1654 – 23 March 1730), of the House of Hesse, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1670 to 1730. Childhood Charles was the second son of William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kass ...
* 1741 –
Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Friedrich Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1 September 1688 in Strasbourg – 4 June 1750 at Lindich Castle in Hechingen) was prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Friedrich Ludwig was a son of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Hechingen ...
(1688–1750) * 1741 – Johann Jakob de Vasquez y de la Puente, Conde de Vasquez de Pinos (1681–1754) * 1741 – Otto Ferdinand Graf von Abensberg und Traun (1677–1748) * 1741 –
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (27 May 1684 – 26 May 1774) was an Austrian general. Biography Born in Schwaigern, the residence of the Lordship, from 1766 County of Neipperg, he descended from an ancient comital family from Swabia, his ...
(1684–1774) * 1741 – Georg Christian, Fürst von Lobkowitz (1686–1753) – Imperial commander in Italy, Governor of Sicily * 1741 –
Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen Joseph Maria Frederick Wilhelm of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duke in Saxony (german: Joseph Maria Friedrich Wilhelm Hollandinus, Prinz und Regent von Sachsen-Hildburghausen; 5 October 1702 – Hildburghausen, 4 January 1787), was a German officer, ...
(1702–1787) * 1741 –
Joseph Graf Esterházy de Galantha Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
(† 1748) * 1741 – Georg Emmerich Graf Csáky de Keresztszegh († 1741) * 1741 – Alexander Graf Károlyi de Nagy-Károly († 1743) * 1744 – Francesco Cavaliere Marulli († 1751) * 1745 –
Josef Wenzel, Prince of Liechtenstein Josef Wenzel I (Josef Wenzel Lorenz; 9 August 1696 – 10 February 1772), often referred to as just Wenzel, was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1712 and 1718, and 1748 and 1772, as well as regent of Liechtenstein between 1732 and 1745. He fir ...
(1696–1772), Reorganized the Artillery * 1745 – Karl Fürst Batthyany (1697–1772) * 1745 – Francisco Marqués de Los Rios († 1775) * 1745 – Carl Hermann Graf O'Gilvy († 1751) * 1745 – Franz Rudolf Graf von Hohen-Ems (1686–1756) * 1745 – Ernst Hartmann Freiherr von Diemar († 1754) * 1746 –
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession. Royal life and military career Karl was the second son of F ...
(1704–1763) * 1750 –
Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern (25 September 1718, Wolfenbüttel – 12 May 1788, Eisenach) was a field-marshal in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, the elected Duke of Courland (1741). From 13 November 1750 t ...
(1718–1788) * 1751 – Franz Graf Esterházy de Galantha († 1758) * 1751 – Claudius Fürst de Ligne (1685–1766) * 1754 – Ägydius Marchese de Roma († 1761) * 1754 – Ferdinand Prinz de Ligne († 1766) * 1754 – Franz Wenzel, Count Wallis (1696–1774) * 1754 – Anton Otto Marchese Botta d'Adorno (1688–1774) * 1754 – Wolfgang Siegmund Freiherr von Damnitz († 1755) * 1754 – Carl Urban Graf Chanclos († 1761) * 1754 – Johann August Herzog zu Sachsen-Gotha (1704–1767) * 1754 – Paul Carl Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd († 1774) * 1754 – Philipp Ludwig Freiherr von Moltke († 1780) * 1754 – Leopold Graf von Daun (1705–1766) * 1754 – Niklas Leopold Rheingraf von Salm-Salm (1770) * 1754 – Franz Ludwig Graf Sallaburg († 1758) * 1754 – Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne (1705–1757) * 1754 – Siegmund Friedrich Graf Gaisruck († 1769) * 1754 –
Ferdinand Charles, comte d'Aspremont-Lynden Ferdinand Charles Gobert, Graf von Aspremont-Lynden-Reckheim (1689–1772), was a soldier, who served in the Low countries for the Habsburgs. Early life and ancestry Count Ferdinand Charles Gobert of Aspremont-Lynden-Reckheim was born in Froid ...
(1689–1772) * 1754 – Giovanni Luca Conte di Pallavicini († 1773) * 1754 – Ascanio Marchese Guadagni († 1759) * 1754 – Wilhelm Pfalzgraf zu Birkenfeld († 1760) * 1755 –
Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena Francesco III d'Este (Francesco Maria; 2 July 1698 – 22 February 1780) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1737 until his death. Biography He was born in Modena, the son of Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Duchess Charlotte of Brunswick-L ...
(1698–1780) * 1758 –
Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken 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: ...
(1724–1767) * 1758 –
Christian Moritz Graf Königsegg und Rothenfels Count Christian Moritz von Koenigsegg und Rothfels (November 24, 1705 – July 21, 1778 in Vienna) was a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire. He went into the military service early and joined the regiment of his uncle, the Field Marshal ...
(† 1778) * 1758 – Kajetan Graf Kolowrat-Krakowsky († 1758) * 1758 – Carl Gustav Graf Kheul († 1758) *1758 –
Soloman Sprecher von Bernegg Soloman Sprecher von Bernegg (14 December 1697 – 14 September 1758)Hans Jacob Leu, ''Allgemeines Helvetisches, Eydgenößisches, Oder Schweitzerisches ..., Volume 5'', Hans Ulrich Denzler, 1751, p.357. was a Habsburg military commander in the ...
(1696–1758) * 1758 –
Franz Leopold von Nádasdy Franz Leopold von Nádasdy auf Fogaras (1708–1783) was an Austrian Field Marshal, and Ban of Croatia. Early life Franz Leopold von Nádasdy auf Fogaras was born on 30 September 1708 in Radkersburg, Austria Austria, , bar, Östare ...
(1708–1783) * 1758 – Ernst Graf Marschall auf Burgholzhausen († 1771) * 1758 – Johann Baptist Graf Serbelloni († 1778) * 1758 – Paul Anton Fürst Esterházy de Galantha (1711–1762) * 1760 – Anton Ignaz, Count Mercy d’Argenteau († 1767) * 1760 – Leopold, Count Pálffy-Daun von Erdöd (1716–1773) * 1760 – Anton, Count Colloredo-Waldsee (1785) * 1765 –
Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen Prince Albert Casimir of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (11 July 1738, Moritzburg, Electorate of Saxony – 10 February 1822, Vienna) was a Saxon prince from the House of Wettin who married into the Habsburg imperial family. He was noted as an art ...
(1738–1822), son-in-law of Maria Theresia * 1766 – Carl Raimund Duke of Arenberg († 1778) * 1766 –
Franz Moritz von Lacy Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy ( en, Francis Maurice de Lacy; russian: Борис Петрович Ласси, tr. ; 21 October 1725 – 24 November 1801) was a Baltic German-born Austrian military leader, he was the son of Count Peter von Lacy ...
(1725–1801) * 1766 –
Archduke Leopold of Austria Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; hu, I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria ...
(1747–1792),
Grand Duke of Tuscany The rulers of Tuscany varied over time, sometimes being margraves, the rulers of handfuls of border counties and sometimes the heads of the most important family of the region. Margraves of Tuscany, 812–1197 House of Boniface :These were origin ...
, in 1790 Holy Roman Emperor * 1766 –
Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena Ercole III d'Este (Ercole Rinaldo; 22 November 1727 – 14 October 1803) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1780 to 1796, and later of Breisgau (not resident). He was a member of the House of Este. Biography He was born in Modena, the son of Du ...
(1727–1803) * 1768 –
August Georg, Markgraf von Baden-Baden Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (August Georg Simpert; 14 January 1706, Rastatt, Margraviate of Baden – 21 October 1771) was the ruling Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1761 till his death in 1771. He succeeded his brother Louis George ...
(1706–1771) * 1769 – Christoph, Prinz zu Baden-Durlach (1717-1789) * 1770 – Nikolaus Joseph Esterházy von Galántha (1714–1790) * 1772 –
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: ''Erzherzog'', feminine form: ''Erzherzogin'') was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty. It denotes a rank within ...
(1754–1806) * 1774 – Andreas Hadik von Futak (1710–1790), took Berlin on Oktober 16 1757 * 1778 – Friedrich Georg Heinrich, Count von Wied-Runkel († 1779) * 1778 –
Ernst Gideon von Laudon Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon; 13 February 171714 July 1790), was a Baltic German-born Austrian generalisimo and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great ...
(1717–1790), ''General Laudon'' * 1778 – Franz Ulrich, Fürst Kinsky zu Wchinic und Tettau († 1792) * 1778 – Franz Ludwig, Count Thürheim († 1782) * 1785 – Joseph Maria Carl, Fürst Lobkowitz († 1802) * 1788 – Carl, Count Pellegrini († 1795) * 1788 – Carl Borromäus Joseph, Fürst Liechtenstein († 1789) * 1789 –
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (german: Friedrich Josias von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld) (26 December 1737 – 26 February 1815) was an Austrian nobleman and military general. Biography Born at Schloß Ehrenburg in Coburg, he w ...
(1737–1815) * 1789 –
Michael Johann Ignatz, Count Wallis Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...
(1731–1798) * 1789 – Joseph, Count Colloredo-Waldsee († 1818) * 1790 – Jakob Marchese Botta d’Adorno († 1803) * 1790 –
Blasius Columban, Baron von Bender Blaise Colomban Bender or (after his ennoblement in 1782) Blaise Colomban, Baron Bender (German - ''Blasius Columban Freiherr von Bender''; 14 November 1713 20 September or 20 November 1798) was an officer for over sixty years in the Imperial ...
(1713–1798) * 1790 – Friedrich August, Duke von Nassau-Usingen († 1816) * 1791 – Prince Alexander Suvorov (1729–1800) * 1792 – Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769–1824) * 1794 – Olivier Remigius, Count of Wallis (1742–1799) * 1795 –
François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King ...
* 1795 –
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser Dagobert Sigismund, Count von Wurmser (7 May 1724 – 22 August 1797) was an Habsburg monarchy, Austrian field marshal during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although he fought in the Seven Years' War, the War of the Bavarian Succession, and mount ...
(1724–1797) * 1796 –
Friedrich Moritz, Count 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 th ...
(† 1796) * 1796 –
Joseph, Count Kinsky Joseph, Count Kinsky, also known as Joseph, Count Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, was a field marshal in imperial service of the House of Habsburg. He was born in Prague, Bohemia, on 22 February 1731 and died in Vienna, Austria, on 7 February 180 ...
zu Wchinic und Tettau († 1804) * 1796 –
Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg (26 June 1760 – 25 March 1799) was an Austrian military commander. He achieved the rank of Field Marshal and died at the Battle of Stockach. The third son of a cadet branch of the House of Fürstenberg, at his bir ...
(1760–1799)


19th century

* 1801 –
Archduke Charles of Austria Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (german: link=no, Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian Empire, Austrian field-mar ...
(1771–1847)


See also

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List of Austrian field marshals The list of Austrian field marshals denotes those who held the rank of ''Feldmarschall'' in the Austrian or Austro-Hungarian armies. Austrian Empire Austria-Hungary See also * List of German field marshals * List of Marshals of Austri ...
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List of German field marshals Field marshal (german: Generalfeldmarschall) was usually the highest military rank in various Germany, German armed forces. It had existed, under slightly different names, in several German states since 1631. After the unification of Germany it w ...
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