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Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf

1852 - 1925

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Franz Xaver Josef Conrad von Hötzendorf (after 1919 Franz Conrad; 11 November 1852 – 25 August 1925), sometimes anglicised as Hoetzendorf, was an Austrian general who played a central role in World War I. He served as K.u.k. Feldmarschall (field marshal) and Chief of the General Staff of the military of the Austro-Hungarian Army and Navy from 1906 to 1917. He was in charge during the July Crisis of 1914 that caused World War I. For years he had repeatedly called for preemptive war against Serbia to rescue the multiethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was, he believed, nearing disintegration. Later on, he came to believe that the Dual Monarchy had taken action at the eleventh hour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf is the 122nd most popular military personnel (up from 308th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Austria (up from 185th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf was an Austrian military officer who was most famous for his role in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf ranks 122 out of 2,058. Before him are Konstantin Rokossovsky, Saigō Takamori, Erich Hartmann, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Hamilcar Barca, and Theodor Eicke. After him are Gaius Julius Caesar, Ferdinand Schörner, Miloš Obilić, Akechi Mitsuhide, Stilicho, and Muhammad bin Qasim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf ranks 11. Before him are Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Emil Fischer, William Ramsay, Henri Moissan, Charles Taze Russell, and Gojong of Korea. After him are Francisco Tárrega, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Joseph Joffre, Augusta, Lady Gregory, and William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1925, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf ranks 9. Before him are Erik Satie, Friedrich Ebert, Gottlob Frege, Alexandra of Denmark, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, and William Jennings Bryan. After him are Georgy Lvov, Johann Palisa, Sergei Yesenin, Henri Fayol, Władysław Reymont, and Josef Breuer.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf ranks 97 out of 1,424. Before him are Maria Anna Mozart (1751), Peter Drucker (1909), Otto Wagner (1841), Melanie Klein (1882), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), and Alma Mahler (1879). After him are Saint Florian (250), Charles II, Archduke of Austria (1540), Engelbert Dollfuss (1892), Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886), Alfred Hermann Fried (1864), and Karl von Frisch (1886).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf ranks 2. Before him are Otto Skorzeny (1908). After him are Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886), Józef Poniatowski (1763), Alois Brunner (1912), Franz Stangl (1908), Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643), Lothar Rendulic (1887), Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771), Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), and Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817).

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