Emanuel Cvjetićanin
Emanuel Cvjetićanin (born August 8, 1833 in Udbina , Austrian Empire , † 1919 in Zagreb , Kingdom of SHS ) was an Austro-Hungarian officer, most recently a field marshal lieutenant .
Life
Emanuel Cvjetićanin, baptized Manojlo , was born in Udbina Lika . At that time Lika belonged to the former Austria-Hungary . He came from an old Serbian family from the Serbian Bogunovici . The family settled in regions of northern Montenegro , Herzegovina and western Dalmatia .
During the war from 1878 to 1882, Cvjetićanin was the main organizer of the gendarmerie ( Strafuni ) in Sarajevo . He received numerous awards, including the Order of Maria Theresa and the title of baron . As Franz Joseph's first adjutant , he was behind the car of the heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este, in Sarajevo during the assassination attempt by Gavrilo Princip .
Alexander I offered him a post as field marshal , but he refused.
He was married to Sofia Medici -Cvjeticanin. His son Milan Cvjetićanin was an Austrian officer in the Serbian army under the command of Radomir Putnik .
See also
Web links
- Alphons Freiherr von Wrede, Anton Semek: History of the k. and k. Wehrmacht. The regiments, corps, branches and establishments from 1618 to the end of the XIX. Century. 5 volumes, Vienna 1898–1905, supplement to the “Mittheilungen des k. and k. War Archives ”. Reprint Starnberg 1985. Register of persons edited by Antonio Schmidt-Brentano. ( Online at the Austrian State Archives, © 2007. PDF file, 317 kB)
- Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918 ( Online at the Austrian State Archives, © 2007. PDF file, 457 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cvjetićanin, Emanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Hungarian field marshal lieutenant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Udbina , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1919 |
| Place of death | Zagreb , Kingdom of SHS |