Adalbert Spányik from Dömeháza

Adalbert Spányik von Dömeháza, portrait photo of the court photographer Fritz Knozer

Adalbert Spányik von Dömeháza , also Adalbert von Spányik , baptized Adalbertus Joanes Maria Spányik (born January 1, 1858 in Pressburg ; † June 27, 1930 in Sopron ) was an Austro-Hungarian officer and the last adjutant of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Life

Adalbert Spányik came from an Austro-Hungarian family with roots in today's Slovakian Dömeháza, Hont county (Slovak Domaníky , Okres Krupina ) and was a son of the lawyer Carl Spányik and his wife Carola, nee. Baintner. The painter Kornel Spányik was his brother only 10 months younger. He embarked on the officer career. On June 1, 1879, he received his officer's license as a lieutenant in the 12th kuk military police battalion . On May 1, 1886, he was promoted to lieutenant in the 11th Feldjäger Battalion and on November 1, 1892, he was made captain 2nd class.

In 1905 he was assigned the rank of major to the emperor as adjutant wing . He held this position for four years, and then filled military positions. In 1910, Lieutenant Colonel Spanyik and his descendants were given the Hungarian nobility with the title "von Dömeháza". In 1913 he was colonel in command of the infantry cadet school in Marburg an der Drau .

Guard house ( Palais Trautson )

In 1913 he received the post of lieutenant and guard house commander of the royal Hungarian bodyguard . At the emperor's request, he was also appointed wing adjutant. He began his service on May 26, 1915 and accompanied the emperor's last days until his death on November 21, 1916. After the death of Franz Joseph, Spányik was awarded the Franz Joseph Cross for his outstanding service . With effect from May 1, 1916, he was appointed Major General or Lieutenant Field Marshal .

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, he retired as commander of the Ku bodyguard . Spányik chose Hungarian citizenship .

Spányik was married to Irene von Spányik, b. from Bornemisza from Adámfölde and Kálnó. Their only daughter Marie Alice married the kuk Oberleutnant Louis (Aloys) von Walterskirchen Freiherr zu Wolfsthal . The son Mario Spányik von Dömeháza also embarked on a military career, from 1939 he was the Hungarian consul elect in Graz.

diary

In his diary, Spányik described life at the court during the First World War . According to the Austrian War Archives, the handwritten original was lost in 1945, but there is a 45-page, machine-written transcript . This was made available to the author and columnist Georg Markus by Spányik's descendants on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Emperor Franz Joseph in 2016 .

Awards

Order of the Iron Crown , 3rd class
Franz Joseph Cross
Military Merit Cross (Austria) , 3rd class
Military Merit Medal (Austria) on the ribbon of the medal of bravery in silver
Military Merit Medal (Austria) on the red ribbon in bronze
War Medal (Austria)
Military service mark II. Class for officers
Anniversary commemorative medal in gold
Military anniversary cross
Royal Crown Order (Prussia) 2nd class with star and swords
Military Order of Merit (Spain) , 2nd class
Orden de Isabel la Católica , Grand Commander
Order of the Red Eagle , 2nd class
Wasaorden , commander 2nd class (1908)
Star of Romania , commander with swords
Military Merit Order (Bulgaria) , Commander
Order of Danilos I for independence , commander
Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order , Commander 2nd class

Web links

Commons : Adalbert Spányik von Dömeháza - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Imperial and Royal Military Schematism. 1880, p. 419.
↑ Schematism for the Imperial and Royal Army and for the Navy. 1892, p. 518.
↑ Schematism for the Imperial and Royal Army and for the Navy. 1894, p. 537.
↑ Awards. In: Wiener Salonblatt , October 22, 1910, p. 8 ( digitized at ANNO - AustriaN Newspapers Online )
^ Court and State Handbook of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. 1913, p. 323 ( alex.onb.ac.at ).
↑ From the regulation sheet for the army. In: Tages-Post (Linz) , March 9, 1913, p. 4 ( digitized by ANNO)
^ The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918 ( memento of October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 4, 2016
↑ ^a ^b The Adjudant's Diary. In: Kurier , November 1, 2016, p. 1 ( epaper.kurier.at ).
↑ World and City. In: Wiener Salonblatt , July 9, 1921, p. 4/5 ( digitized by ANNO)
↑ Gaunachrichten - Kemmelbach (wedding). In: Ybbser Zeitung, June 25, 1921, p. 6 ( digitized by ANNO)
^ Personal Messages - Diplomacy. In: Neues Wiener Tagblatt , April 2, 1939, p. 14 ( digitized from ANNO)
↑ Orders and medals and their order according to the Court and State Handbook of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. 1918, p. 29 ( digitized version )
↑ Awards and Appointments. In: Neues Wiener Journal , December 8, 1916, p. 12 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwj
^ Regulations of the Austro-Hungarian War Ministry. In: Fremd-Blatt , February 7, 1914, p. 10 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / fdb
^ From Spányik von Dömeháza, Adalbert . In: Vetenskapsakademi (ed.): Sveriges statskalender för år 1925 . Almqvist & Wiksell boktryckeri AB, 1925, ZDB -ID 205099-7 , p. 959 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

personal data
SURNAME	Spányik from Dömeháza, Adalbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Spányik, Adalbert von; Spányik, Adalbertus Joanes Maria; Spányik, Béla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	last adjutant of the wing of Emperor Franz Joseph
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pressburg
DATE OF DEATH	June 27, 1930
Place of death	Sopron

[1] Imperial and Royal Military Schematism. 1880, p. 419.

[2] Schematism for the Imperial and Royal Army and for the Navy. 1892, p. 518.

[3] Schematism for the Imperial and Royal Army and for the Navy. 1894, p. 537.

[4] Awards. In: Wiener Salonblatt , October 22, 1910, p. 8 ( digitized at ANNO - AustriaN Newspapers Online )

[5] Court and State Handbook of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. 1913, p. 323 ( alex.onb.ac.at ).

[6] From the regulation sheet for the army. In: Tages-Post (Linz) , March 9, 1913, p. 4 ( digitized by ANNO)

[7] The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918 ( memento of October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 4, 2016

[Kurier_20161101-8] The Adjudant's Diary. In: Kurier , November 1, 2016, p. 1 ( epaper.kurier.at ).

[9] World and City. In: Wiener Salonblatt , July 9, 1921, p. 4/5 ( digitized by ANNO)

[10] Gaunachrichten - Kemmelbach (wedding). In: Ybbser Zeitung, June 25, 1921, p. 6 ( digitized by ANNO)

[11] Personal Messages - Diplomacy. In: Neues Wiener Tagblatt , April 2, 1939, p. 14 ( digitized from ANNO)

[12] Orders and medals and their order according to the Court and State Handbook of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. 1918, p. 29 ( digitized version )

[13] Awards and Appointments. In: Neues Wiener Journal , December 8, 1916, p. 12 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwj

[14] Regulations of the Austro-Hungarian War Ministry. In: Fremd-Blatt , February 7, 1914, p. 10 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / fdb

[15] From Spányik von Dömeháza, Adalbert . In: Vetenskapsakademi (ed.): Sveriges statskalender för år 1925 . Almqvist & Wiksell boktryckeri AB, 1925, ZDB -ID 205099-7 , p. 959 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).