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Karl Philipp, Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg; 18/19 April 1771 – 15 October 1820) was an Austrian Generalissimo and former Field Marshal. [1] He first entered military service in 1788 and fought against the Turks.
Karl Philipp Johann Nepomuk Joseph zu Schwarzenberg, auch Carl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg [1] (* 15. April 1771 in Wien; † 15. Oktober 1820 in Leipzig), war ein österreichischer Feldmarschall sowie Botschafter in Sankt Petersburg und Paris.
19 de jul. de 1998 · Karl Philipp, prince zu Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal and diplomat who was one of the most successful Allied commanders in the Napoleonic Wars and who contributed significantly to the French emperor’s defeat in 1813–14. Scion of one of the oldest aristocratic houses of the Habsburg.
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The cadet branch, which was established by Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg at Orlík Castle, continues to the present day. The two branches have now been re-united under the father of the current head of the family, Karl VII of Schwarzenberg, who was the 12th Prince of Schwarzenberg.
Life dates. 1771-1820. Biography. Field marshal and diplomat. Son of Johann Nepomuk Anton von Schwarzenberg and Maria Eleonora zu Oettingen- Wallerstein. Victorious over the French in several engagements between 1794 and 1805. Ambassador in Russia until 1809, when the renewal of the war with France recalled him.
Next year, when Austria joined Russia, Prussia, and Sweden to fight Napoleon (August 1813), he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Austrian Army and was the senior commander at the Battle of Leipzig in October. He attended the Congress of Vienna and then retired.
Schwarzenberg: Karl Philipp, Fürst zu S., geboren am 15. April 1771, ist wegen der bedeutenden Rolle in den Ereignissen der Zeit und wegen der eigenthümlichen Größe seines Charakters eine der denkwürdigsten Erscheinungen seines Jahrhunderts.
