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Wilhelm von Tegetthoff

1827 - 1871

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Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (23 December 1827 – 7 April 1871) was an Austrian admiral. He commanded the fleet of the North Sea during the Second Schleswig War of 1864, and the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. He is often considered by some Austrian historians to be one of the most adept naval officers of the 19th-century, due to his tactical inventiveness, sense of command, and inspirational leadership. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm von Tegetthoff is the 499th most popular military personnel (down from 465th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Military Personnel.

Wilhelm von Tegetthoff was a German admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy who is most famous for his victory over the Italian Navy at the Battle of Lissa in 1866.

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Among military personnels, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ranks 499 out of 2,058. Before him are Viktor Kulikov, Xiahou Yuan, Mitsuru Ushijima, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Armando Diaz, and Mundus. After him are Hijikata Toshizō, Xu Huang, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Shoichi Yokoi, Alexander Yegorov, and Harold Bride.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ranks 15. Before him are Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, Deodoro da Fonseca, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, William Holman Hunt, Charles De Coster, and Jyotirao Phule. After him are Oswald Achenbach, Jules Breton, Mangal Pandey, Henry Gray, Frederick Abel, and William Burges. Among people deceased in 1871, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ranks 14. Before him are Louise of the Netherlands, Omar Pasha, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Anna Atkins, Sigismond Thalberg, and Robert Anderson. After him are Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Alexander Afanasyev, Wilhelm Weitling, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Anselme Payen, and Charles Paul de Kock.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ranks 20 out of 340. Before him are Hemma of Gurk (980), Primož Trubar (1508), Borut Pahor (1963), Ivan Cankar (1876), Jernej Kopitar (1780), and Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848). After him are Nataša Pirc Musar (1968), Danilo Türk (1952), Janez Janša (1958), Aleksander Čeferin (1967), Franc Rode (1934), and Antonio Abetti (1846).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Slovenia

Among military personnels born in Slovenia, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff ranks 1. After him are Leon Rupnik (1880), Rudolf Maister (1874), and Anton Haus (1851).

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