Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (; 30 September 1800 – 6 March 1870) had an adventurous career as a soldier, and described his wanderings and campaigns in several interesting works, of which the best known is his ''Wanderungen eines Lanzknechtes'' (1844–1845).

Early life

Born into an illustrious

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, he was the eldest son of the famous Field Marshal

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and his wife Countess Maria Anna von Hohenfeld (1768–1848), widowed Princess Esterhazy.

Biography

He took part as an Austrian officer in the campaigns of Galicia 1846,

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1848 and

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1848, and as an amateur in the

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, the

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in Spain and the

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of the

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. He became a major-general in the Austrian army in 1849, and died after many years of well-filled leisure in 1870. Friedrich was briefly engaged to Princess Elisa Radziwill, but the engagement was called off.

Ancestry

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1800 births 1870 deaths Military personnel of the First Carlist War Schwarzenberg family Austrian Empire military personnel {{CzechRepublic-mil-bio-stub