Prince Franz Seraph von
Orsini-Rosenberg
The House of Orsini-Rosenberg (also Ursin-Rosenberg) is the name of an old Austrian nobility, Austrian noble family. The family is German mediatisation, mediatized and as such belongs to the high nobility. It originally sprang out from the House o ...
(18 October 1761 – 4 August 1832) was born a member of
Orsini-Rosenberg
The House of Orsini-Rosenberg (also Ursin-Rosenberg) is the name of an old Austrian nobility, Austrian noble family. The family is German mediatisation, mediatized and as such belongs to the high nobility. It originally sprang out from the House o ...
family, son of Prince Vinzenz Fererius von Orsini-Rosenberg and Maria Juliana, Countess von
Stubenberg.
He joined the army of
Habsburg Austria and fought against the
Ottoman Turks, winning a prestigious award for bravery. In the 1790s, he served in the wars against the
First French Republic and received promotion to
general officer. During the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
he led a division in 1805 and an army corps in 1809. He became a member of the
Hofkriegsrat
The ''Hofkriegsrat'' (or Aulic War Council, sometimes Imperial War Council) established in 1556 was the central military administrative authority of the Habsburg monarchy until 1848 and the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of War. Th ...
(Aulic Council) in 1811. He was the
Proprietor (Inhaber)
A Proprietor, or Inhaber, was a term used in the Habsburg military to denote special honors extended to a noble or aristocrat. The Habsburg army was organized on principles developed for the feudal armies in which regiments were raised by a wealth ...
of an Austrian light cavalry regiment from 1801 until his death.
Wagram
At the
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram (; 5–6 July 1809) was a military engagement of the Napoleonic Wars that ended in a costly but decisive victory for Emperor Napoleon's French and allied army against the Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles ...
, Rosenberg commanded the IV Armeekorps on the left flank.
[Bowden & Tarbox, p 130-131]
See also
*
List of princes of Austria-Hungary
This page lists princely families in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, whether extant or extinct. The style of address was '' Durchlaucht'' (Serene Highness); also used was ''Fürstliche Gnaden'' (Princely Grace). The Austrian princel ...
*
Franz Xaver Wolfgang von Orsini-Rosenberg
*
Orsini-Rosenberg
The House of Orsini-Rosenberg (also Ursin-Rosenberg) is the name of an old Austrian nobility, Austrian noble family. The family is German mediatisation, mediatized and as such belongs to the high nobility. It originally sprang out from the House o ...
Notes
References
Printed materials
* Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. ''Armies on the Danube 1809''. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.
* Smith, Digby. ''The Napoleonic Wars Data Book.'' London: Greenhill, 1998.
External links
napoleon-series.org ''Orsini und Rosenberg'' by Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold Kudrna
1761 births
1832 deaths
18th-century Austrian people
19th-century Austrian people
Austrian soldiers
Austrian generals
Austrian princes
Military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars
Austrian Empire military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars
Austrian Empire commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria
Commanders Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
Nobility from Vienna
Military personnel from Vienna
{{Austria-mil-bio-stub