MILITARY PERSONNEL

Paul Kray

1735 - 1804

Photo of Paul Kray

Icon of person Paul Kray

Baron Paul Kray of Krajova and Topolya (German: Paul Freiherr Kray von Krajova und Topola; Hungarian: Krajovai és Topolyai báró Kray Pál; 5 February 1735 – 19 January 1804), was a soldier, and general in Habsburg service during the Seven Years' War, the War of Bavarian Succession, the Austro–Turkish War (1787–1791), and the French Revolutionary Wars. He was born in Késmárk, Upper Hungary (today: Kežmarok, Slovakia). He withdrew from military service temporarily in 1792 because of poor health, but in 1793, he was recalled to the Habsburg military in the Netherlands at the request of Field Marshal Prince Coburg and fought in the Flanders Campaign. In 1799 he was appointed commander of the Austrian forces in Italy and Colonel-Proprietor of the Infantry Regiment N.34, a ceremonial position he held until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Kray is the 1,170th most popular military personnel (up from 1,645th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 144th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Slovak Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Paul Kray by language

Loading...

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Paul Kray ranks 1,170 out of 2,058. Before him are Ulrich Graf, Charles Mangin, Miguel Cabanellas, Albrecht Brandi, Fyodor Apraksin, and Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz. After him are Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Augustín Malár, Robert Maynard, Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov, Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, and Clearchus of Sparta.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Paul Kray ranks 22. Before him are Johann Karl August Musäus, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, Dmitry Levitzky, Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Ignacy Krasicki, and Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. After him are Claudine Picardet, József Alvinczi, Joseph Ducreux, Ivan Kulibin, Domenico Vandelli, and Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Among people deceased in 1804, Paul Kray ranks 25. Before him are Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Antonio José Cavanilles, 8th Dalai Lama, Carlo Allioni, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, and Georges Cadoudal. After him are Philippe LeBon, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer, Sultan bin Ahmad, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Aagje Deken, and Betje Wolff.

Others Born in 1735

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1804

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Paul Kray ranks 86 out of 418. Before him are Marián Čalfa (1946), Vladimír Dzurilla (1942), Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (1853), Slavoljub Eduard Penkala (1871), Marek Hamšík (1987), and Jozef Lenárt (1923). After him are Juraj Jakubisko (1938), Joseph Franz von Jacquin (1766), Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806), Ján Chryzostom Korec (1924), László Hudec (1893), and Imre Madách (1823).

Others born in Slovakia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Slovakia

Among military personnels born in Slovakia, Paul Kray ranks 5. Before him are Maurice Benyovszky (1746), Jozef Gabčík (1912), Pál Maléter (1917), and Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833). After him are János Pálffy (1664).

Slovak born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous