List of Austrian field marshals

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For earlier Austrian field marshals, see List of field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire.
Field marshal
Feldmarschall
Habsburg Field Marshal's Flag.svg
Rank flag
Kuk FieldMarsh 1918.svg
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (gorget patch)[1]
Country Austria-Hungary
Service branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Rank groupField marshal
Formation1805
Abolished1918
Next higher rankNone
Next lower rankGeneraloberst (1915–1918)
General of the branch (1805–1915)
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (service uniform)[2]
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (dress uniform)[2]
Field marshal's baton of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen at the Museum of Military History, Vienna.

The list of Austrian field marshals denotes those who held the rank of Feldmarschall in the Austrian or Austro-Hungarian armies.

Austrian Empire[]

Appointed Portrait Name Lifespan
1805 Peszka Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.jpg Prince Adam Czartoryski-Sangusco 1734–1823
1805 Ferdinand, hertig av Würtemberg (Ulrica Fredrica Pasch) - Nationalmuseum - 39930.tif Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg 1763–1834
1808 Anton Einsle - József nádor.jpg Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary 1776–1847
1808 Charles Joseph de Ligne.jpg Charles-Joseph, Prince de Ligne 1735–1814
1808 Wenzel Joseph von Colloredo.jpg Wenzel Joseph von Colloredo 1738–1822
1808 Alvinczy.jpg Josef Freiherr Alvinczy von Borberek 1735–1810
1808 Comte Joseph de Ferraris.jpg Joseph Comte de Ferraris 1726–1814
1809 Heinrich von Bellegarde.jpg Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde 1757–1845
1809 Johann Kolowrat.jpg Johann Graf von Kolowrat-Krakowsky 1748–1816
1809 Johann Josef I von Liechtenstein.jpg Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein 1760–1836
1812 Karel Filip Schwarzenberg.jpg Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg 1771–1820
1818[3] Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.png United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1769–1852
1824 Reuss.H.XV.jpg Heinrich XV, Prince of Reuss-Plauen 1751–1825
1826 † 1826
1830 Kaiser Ferdinand I Von Österreich.jpg Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1793–1875
1830 FriedrichFranzXaverHohenzHech.jpg Friedrich Franz Xaver, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1757–1844
1833 Christoph Lattermann Litho.jpg  [de] 1753–1835
1836 Ferdinand Karl Joseph Austria 1781 1850 lithocolor.jpg Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este 1781–1850
1836 Leopold Kupelwieser - Erzherzog Johann.jpg Archduke Johann of Austria 1782–1859
1836 Radetzky-von-radetz.jpg Josef Graf Radetzky von Radetz 1766–1858
1843 Karl von Ficquelmont.jpg Karl Ludwig Graf von Ficquelmont 1777–1857
1844 Maximilian von Wimpffen.jpg Maximilian Freiherr von Wimpffen 1770–1854
1846 1779 Philipp.jpg Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg 1779–1846
1848 Franz Russ der Jüngere - Kaiser Franz Joseph I. - 6156 - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.jpg Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria 1830–1916
1848 Lederer Ignác.jpg  [hu] 1769–1849
1848 Windisch-Graetz.jpg Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz 1787–1862
1849 Rijeka050.jpg Laval Graf Nugent von Westmeath 1777–1862
1854 Eugen Wratislaw von Mitrowitz.jpg Eugen Graf Wratislaw von Mittrowítz-Nettolitzky 1786–1867
15 July 1859 Heinrich von Hess (Anton Einsle, 1849).jpg Heinrich Freiherr von Heß 1788–1870
4 April 1863 Alberto Federico Rodolfo Domenico d'Asburgo-Teschen, arciduca d'Austria.jpg Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen 1817–1895
19 October 1867 Kníže Leopold Edmund ze Schwarzenbergu.jpg Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg 1803–1873

Austria-Hungary[]

Appointed Portrait Name Lifespan
4 May 1900 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg German Empire Wilhelm II, German Emperor 1859–1941
1 May 1904 Edward VII in coronation robes.jpg United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1841–1910
8 December 1914 Freddyofaustria.jpg Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen 1856–1936
21 November 1916 Emperor karl of austria-hungary 1917.png Emperor Karl I of Austria 1887–1922
23 November 1916 Eugene, Archduke of Austria.jpg Archduke Eugen of Austria 1863–1954
25 November 1916 Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (Hermann Torggler, 1915).jpg Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf 1852–1925
5 November 1917 Kovess Hermann Fieldmarshal.jpg Hermann Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza 1854–1924
5 November 1917 Krobatin Alexander FM 1849 1933 photo.jpg Alexander Freiherr von Krobatin 1849–1933
30 January 1918 Rohr Franz 1865 1927 Gdk Austria 1911.jpg Franz Freiherr Rohr von Denta 1854–1927
31 January 1918 General Eduard von Böhm Ermolli während des ersten Weltkriegs.jpg Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli 1856–1941
1 February 1918 Feldmarschall Svetozar Boroević von Bojna 1918.png Svetozar Boroević von Bojna 1856–1920
19 May 1918 Sultan Muhammed Chan V., Kaiser der Osmanen 1915 C. Pietzner.jpg Ottoman Empire Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire 1844–1918
24 October 1918 Joseph August of Austria (1872-1962) in 1917.jpg Archduke Joseph of Austria 1872–1962

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Instruction (de: Adjustierungsvorschrift) of the k.u.k. Army as to 1871; Issue from 1911
  2. ^ a b Instruction (Adjustierungsvorschrift) to the k.u.k. Heer.
  3. ^ James William Edmund Doyle (1886). "Wellington". The Official Baronage of England: Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. Vol. 3. London: Longmans Green and Co. pp. 615–620.
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