List of Austrian field marshals

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Field marshal
Feldmarschall
Habsburg Field Marshal's Flag.svg
Rank flag
Kuk FieldMarsh 1918.svg
Gorget patch [1]
CountryFlag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg Austria-Hungary
Service branchAustrian Imperial Standard - Infantry pattern mix early 19th century.svg  Austro-Hungarian Army
Rank Field marshal
Formation1805
Abolished1918
Next higher rankNone
Next lower rank Generaloberst (1915–1918)
General of the branch (1805–1915)
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (service uniform) Kuk-Feldmarschall Dienst 1918.png
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (service uniform)
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (dress uniform) Kuk-Feldmarschall Gala 1918.png
Feldmarschall of the k.u.k. Army (dress uniform)
Field marshal's baton of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen at the Museum of Military History, Vienna. HGM Marschallstab von Erzherzog Friedrich von Osterreich.jpg
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.

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Austrian Empire

AppointedPortraitNameLifespan
1805 Peszka Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski.jpg Prince Adam Czartoryski-Sangusco 1734–1823
1805 Ferdinand, hertig av Wurtemberg (Ulrica Fredrica Pasch) - Nationalmuseum - 39930.tif Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg 1763–1834
1808 Anton Einsle - Jozsef nador.jpg Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary 1776–1847
1808 Charles Joseph de Ligne.jpg Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of 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
1814 Portret van Willem I, koning der Nederlanden Rijksmuseum SK-C-1460.jpeg Flag of the Netherlands.svg William I of the Netherlands 1772–1843
1818 [3] Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.png Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1769–1852
1824 Reuss.H.XV.jpg Heinrich XV, Prince Reuss of Greiz 1751–1825
1826 Camille Joseph Graf Lambertie 1746–1826
1830 Kaiser Ferdinand I Von Osterreich.jpg Archduke Ferdinand of Austria 1793–1875
1830 FriedrichFranzXaverHohenzHech.jpg Friedrich Franz Xaver, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 1757–1844
1833 Christoph Lattermann Litho.jpg Christoph von Lattermann 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
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 Jungere - Kaiser Franz Joseph I. - 6156 - Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere.jpg Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria 1830–1916
1848 Lederer Ignac.jpg Ignaz Freiherr von Lederer 1769–1849
1848 Windisch-Graetz.jpg Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz 1787–1862
1849 Rijeka050.jpg Laval Graf Nugent von Westmeath 1777–1862
1850 Ivan Fedorovich Paskevich.jpg Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Paskevich 1782–1856
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 1817–95
19 October 1867 Knize Leopold Edmund ze Schwarzenbergu.jpg Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg 1803–73

Austria-Hungary

AppointedPortraitNameLifespan
4 May 1900 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg Flag of the German Empire.svg Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany 1859–1941
1 May 1904 Edward VII in coronation robes.jpg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1841–1910
8 December 1914 Freddyofaustria.jpg Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen 1856–1936
20 January 1916 Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 1861–1948
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 Hotzendorf (Hermann Torggler, 1915).jpg Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf 1852–1925
5 November 1917 FM.v. Kovess (BildID 15718332).jpg Hermann Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza 1854–1924
5 November 1917 Exzellenz Feldmarschall Krobatin (BildID 15731303) (cropped).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 Bohm Ermolli wahrend des ersten Weltkriegs.jpg Eduard Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli 1856–1941
1 February 1918 Feldmarschall Svetozar Boroevic von Bojna 1918.png Svetozar Boroević von Bojna 1856–1920
19 May 1918 Sultan Muhammed Chan V., Kaiser der Osmanen 1915 C. Pietzner.jpg Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg 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. 1 2 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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