MILITARY PERSONNEL

Ludwig von Benedek

1804 - 1881

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Ludwig August Ritter von Benedek (14 July 1804 – 27 April 1881), also known as Lajos Benedek, with the Hungarian form of Ludwig, was an Austro-Hungarian general (Feldzeugmeister), best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in their defeat at the Battle of Königgrätz against the Prussian Army, which ended his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig von Benedek is the 771st most popular military personnel (down from 697th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 181st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ludwig von Benedek ranks 771 out of 2,058. Before him are Karol Świerczewski, Erich Brandenberger, Heinz Hitler, Ottavio Piccolomini, Charles Huntziger, and Juan José Flores. After him are Casimir Pulaski, Otozō Yamada, Minamoto no Yorimitsu, George W. Casey Jr., Nikolai Kuznetsov, and Harold Lowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Ludwig von Benedek ranks 30. Before him are Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Carl von Rokitansky, Stephan Endlicher, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily, John Gould, and Handrij Zejler. After him are Eduard Mörike, Daniele Manin, Moritz von Schwind, Viktor Bunyakovsky, Louise Farrenc, and Aleksander Chodźko. Among people deceased in 1881, Ludwig von Benedek ranks 29. Before him are Eduard Heine, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, John Gould, and William Burges. After him are Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sophia Perovskaya, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Archduchess Clementina of Austria, Ami Boué, and Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ludwig von Benedek ranks 205 out of 1,077. Before him are Ferenc Erkel (1810), Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary (1817), Mór Jókai (1825), Zoltán Horváth (1937), Mihály Munkácsy (1844), and Viktor Barna (1911). After him are Ibolya Csák (1915), Ferenc Fricsay (1914), Andrea Kékesy (1926), Mihály Zichy (1827), Ferenc Deák (1922), and László Szabó (1917).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Hungary

Among military personnels born in Hungary, Ludwig von Benedek ranks 5. Before him are George I Rákóczi (1593), Gusztáv Jány (1883), Gyula Cseszneky (1914), and Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary (1817). After him are Maximilian de Angelis (1889), Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin (1855), and András Toma (1925).

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