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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg

1771 - 1820

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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. He first entered military service in 1788 and fought against the Turks. During the French Revolutionary War, he fought on the allied side against France and in that period rose through the ranks of the Imperial Army. During the Napoleonic Wars, he fought in the Battle of Wagram (1809), which the Austrians lost decisively against Napoleon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg is the 324th most popular military personnel (down from 271st in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Austria (down from 166th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.

Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, was a Prussian Field Marshal and statesman. He was the son of Prince Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg and Princess Maria Antonia of Orange-Nassau. He was a member of the House of Schwarzenberg, a branch of the House of Hohenzollern.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ranks 324 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexander Löhr, Roger de Flor, Ivan Paskevich, François Christophe de Kellermann, Polyperchon, and Xiahou Dun. After him are Timothy Laurence, Jiang Wei, Nearchus, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Georg von Trapp, and Hugo Sperrle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1771, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ranks 11. Before him are Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Richard Trevithick, Julie Clary, Antoine-Jean Gros, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, and Alois Senefelder. After him are Marie François Xavier Bichat, Jean-Andoche Junot, Laskarina Bouboulina, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Mungo Park, and Éleuthère Irénée du Pont. Among people deceased in 1820, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ranks 8. Before him are Joseph Fouché, Jiaqing Emperor, Daniel Boone, Elisa Bonaparte, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and François Christophe de Kellermann. After him are François Joseph Lefebvre, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, Manuel Belgrano, Joseph Banks, Henri Christophe, and Anders Sparrman.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ranks 201 out of 1,424. Before him are Elizabeth of Austria (1526), Otto of Freising (1114), Baron Alexander von Bach (1813), Edward Bernays (1891), Anna Maria Mozart (1720), and Hans Asperger (1906). After him are Constance of Austria (1588), Max Reinhardt (1873), Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1759), Joseph Joachim (1831), Maria Schell (1926), and Johann Joseph Fux (1660).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria

Among military personnels born in Austria, Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg ranks 9. Before him are Roman von Ungern-Sternberg (1886), Józef Poniatowski (1763), Alois Brunner (1912), Franz Stangl (1908), Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643), and Lothar Rendulic (1887). After him are Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705), Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), Gustav Wagner (1911), Walter Nowotny (1920), and Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818).

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