Eduard Clam-Gallas
Eduard Graf Clam-Gallas (born March 14, 1805 in Prague , † March 17, 1891 in Vienna ) was an Austrian officer, most recently a general of the cavalry .
biography
He was the son of Christian Christoph Graf Clam-Gallas (1771–1838), known for his artistry and charity . He joined the Austrian army in 1823, was first Rittmeister in Cuirassier Regiment No. 1 in 1831 , major in 1835 , colonel in 1840 , major general and brigade commander in Prague in 1846 .
In 1848 he came to Italy , where he led a brigade under Radetzky and distinguished himself at Santa Lucia , Vicenza and Custozza . He was awarded the Maria Theresa Order and promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal . In 1849 he became commander of the Transylvanian Army Corps and was successful against Józef Bem . In 1850 he was given command of the 1st Bohemian Army Corps , which he also commanded in the Sardinian War in Italy in the battles of Magenta and Solferino in 1859 . In these battles, his army corps was the first to leave the battlefield, but this had no personal consequences. Promotion to general of the cavalry . In 1861 he became a member of the manor house , the upper house of the Austrian Imperial Council and in 1865 the emperor's chief steward.
In 1866 in the German War he suffered a devastating defeat in the Battle of Gitschin , was brought before a court martial , but acquitted due to his social position. He spent his twilight years on his Friedland and Reichenberg estates in Bohemia.
In 1850 he married Clothilde (1828-1899), the heir to Joseph Franz, Prince of Dietrichstein (1798-1858), his son was Count Franz Clam-Gallas .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Clam-Gallas, Eduard Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, pp. 377–379 ( digitized version ).
- Oscar Criste: Clam-Gallas, Eduard Graf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 47, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1903, pp. 487-490.
- Meyers Konversations-Lexikon , Sixth Edition, 1904
- Wolfgang von Wurzbach: Josef Kriehuber and the Vienna Society of his Time, Volume II , Walter Krieg Verlag Vienna, 1957
- Eduard Clam-Gallas. In Constantin von Wurzbach Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich , Volume 02, Vienna 1857. Online version: [1]
- Rudolf Kiszling : Clam-Gallas, Eduard Graf v .. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 259 ( digitized version ).
- Clam-Gallas Eduard Graf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 148.
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SURNAME | Clam-Gallas, Eduard |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clam-Gallas, Eduard Graf (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian general |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1805 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1891 |
Place of death | Vienna |