Count Christian Moritz von Koenigsegg und Rothfels (November 24, 1705 – July 21, 1778 in

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) was a field marshal of the

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. He went into the military service early and joined the regiment of his uncle, the Field Marshal Joseph Lothar von Königsegg, and would eventually become colonel. In 1734 he fought in the

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and was wounded. He fought in the wars against the Turks and the

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. After the Peace of Aachen, he was named Imperial ambassador at the court of the Electorate of Cologne and was promoted to

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. In the

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he fought in Bohemia and was defeated in the Battle of Reichenberg. Nevertheless, he was appointed Field Marshal in 1758. Being a knight of the

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; during his later years he commanded the Bailiwick of Alsace and Burgundy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konigsegg Und Rothenfels, Christian Moritz Graf 1705 births 1778 deaths Austrian military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession Field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire People of the Silesian Wars

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