Ferdinand Philipp von Harsch
Ferdinand Philipp Graf von Harsch (born November 21, 1704 in Freiburg im Breisgau , Upper Austria ; † November 1, 1792 in Sankt Margarethen , Lower Austria ) was Feldzeugmeister , governor of Silesia , commanding general of the Temesch Banat , architect and builder of the fortresses Königgrätz and Arad and patrons .
Live and act
Like his father Ferdinand Amadeus von Harrsch (1664–1722), Harsch pursued a military career.
In the Turkish War of 1739 he commanded an infantry regiment as a colonel . In the Austrian War of Succession he fought as a major general with distinction at Hohenfriedberg (June 4, 1745), Piacenza (June 16, 1746), in the company on Genoa and in Provence , and during this time advanced to field marshal lieutenant . In 1753, as imperial commissioner, he settled the border disputes with the Republic of Venice that had existed for 250 years . Was then appointed Feldzeugmeister and then General Commissioner of Graez and Friuli . During the Seven Years' War from 1757 to 1758 Harsch was the commanding general in the Temescher Banat. In 1758 he besieged Glatzer Neisse and in 1760 led the siege of Glatz . In 1763 he built the Arad fortress .
Harsch became governor of Austrian Silesia in 1772. The Königgrätz Fortress was built according to his designs. After his death, an epitaph was erected in the parish church of Sankt Margarethen.
Harsch, who himself was an enthusiastic flautist (dilettante), maintained an aristocratic band consisting of 24 musicians in Vienna and on his property . In 1760 he had a baroque palace built in Enzersdorf an der Fischa.
family
He married the baroness Ludovika von Stöcken . The couple had a son:
- Ferdinand Ludwig (born April 19, 1737), Councilor at the Imperial Court Chamber
- ∞ 1765 Countess Eleonora von Fünfkirchen (* February 16, 1740; † November 3, 1769)
- ∞ Countess Maria Josepha von Perlas (born March 30, 1746)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Harsch, Ferdinand Philipp Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 387 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Edler von Janko : Harsch, Ferdinand Philipp Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 643.
- Anton Peter Petri : Biographical Lexicon of the Banat Germans . Breit Druck und Verlag GmbH, Marquartstein 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2
Web links
- google books , Andreas Georg Wähner : Diary from the Seven Years War
- google books , Franz Karl Wißgrill : Scene of the rural Lower Austrian nobility , Volume 4
- Austrian Generals , Harsch von Almendingen, Ferdinand Philipp Graf
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b musiklexikon.ac.at , Harsch, Ferdinand Philipp Graf
- ^ Anton Peter Petri: Biographical Lexicon of the Banater Deutschtums . Breit Druck und Verlag GmbH, Marquartstein 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2
- ↑ General German Biography , Ferdinand Philipp Graf von Harsch
- ^ Website on the castle in Enzersdorf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harsch, Ferdinand Philipp von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harsch von Almendingen, Ferdinand Philipp Graf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Silesia, commanding general of the Temescher Banat, architect, builder of the fortresses Königgrätz and Arad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1704 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg im Breisgau , Holy Roman Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1792 |
| Place of death | Sankt Margarethen , Lower Austria |