Franz Anton Marenzi by Tagliuno and Talgate

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Franz Anton Count Marenzi

Franz Anton Alois Maria Count Marenzi von Tagliuno and Talgate, Margrave of Val Oliola, Baron von Marenzfeldt and Scheneck (born June 11, 1805 in Trieste ; † January 4, 1886 there ) was an Imperial Chamberlain , Austrian officer ( Lieutenant Field Marshal ), geologist and writer from the Marenzi family.

biography

He joined the General Staff as a captain in 1835 and was summoned to Italy by Field Marshal Radetzky in 1838 . From 1843 he was commanded as a major to Archduke Rainer , in 1846 promoted to lieutenant colonel in the 44th Infantry Regiment, he came to Archduke Sigmund as treasurer . With this he fought the uprisings in Bergamo and Brescia , he also took part in the skirmishes and battles of 1848/49. The battle of Novara was won through his well thought-out intervention, which is why the field marshal promoted him to colonel in the Albrecht infantry, which the emperor subsequently sanctioned.

After he had been appointed Chief of Staff at the Vienna General Command on August 31, 1849, he retired in 1850 with the rank of Major General . When he returned to Trieste, the “ Ponte Verde ” and the Nabresina water pipeline were built under his direction . Reactivated on May 17, 1854, he was appointed brigadier in Przemyśl , and on October 3 of the same year he was appointed head of the Army Catering Department.

Virginie Putzer from Reibeck

In 1859 he was the town and military commandant of Ljubljana , then when the war against France broke out he was promoted to field marshal lieutenant command of the 1st Army; he retired on December 31 of that year. He then devoted himself to geological studies and writing.

He was married to Virginie Putzer von Reibeck (born September 3, 1825 in Klobenstein, † February 13, 1898 in Trieste) (1846), with whom he had six children.

By the very highest resolution of Emperor Franz Josef I von Schönbrunn of June 4th and diploma in Vienna of August 14th, 1864, the Austrian count was granted to him, confirming the margravial title “von Val.” Based on the diploma of Emperor Konrad II, Milan April 28th, 1024 Oliola ”as well as the Milanese count of 1440 and approval of the name“ Count Marenzi von Tagliuno and Talgate, Margrave of Val Oliola, Baron v. Marenzfeldt and Scheneck ”awarded.

The Count also appeared as a writer, although his works had been very controversial.

Coat of arms of Count Marenzi 1864

coat of arms

1864: Quartered and topped with a quartered golden heart shield, in it a) and d) a red-armored and crowned black eagle, b) and c) three diagonally right bars made of blue and silver (family coat of arms). - 1 and 4 in blue a silver ball winged on both sides, 2 and 3 in red a red-tongued, gold-crowned silver snake raised in four turns. - Three helmets, on the right with blue and gold covers the silver ball winged on both sides, on the middle one with red and silver covers a red-armed and crowned black eagle, on the left with blue and gold covers the crowned snake.

Motto: "Virtute haud fatis" ("By bravery and not by chance")

Works

  • The uprising in Bergamo and Brescia in March 1848: a contribution to the history of war, printed by C. Gerold, Vienna 1850, 84 pages
  • Words on the fly
  • Twelve fragments on geology, or illumination of this science according to the principles of astronomy and physics, FH Schimpff, Triest 1868, 187 pages
  • The Karst, Switzerland and the age of the earth, with 5 figure panels, FH Schimpff, Trieste 1868
  • The earthquake in Peru of August 13, 1868 and its cause. Explained in the spirit of the collapse theory (FH Schimpff, Triest 1869)
  • Fragments on geology or the collapse hypothesis, with figures, book printing of the Österreichischer Lloyd , Trieste 1872 (188 pages)

literature

  • R. Egger:  Marenzi Franz Gf .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 78.
  • The uprising in Bergamo and Brescia in March 1848: a contribution to the history of war, printed by C. Gerold, Vienna 1850, 84 pages
  • GHdA Vol. 2 (1952), Vol. 47 (1970) and Vol. 112 (1997)
  • GHdA Adelslexikon Vol. 8 (113), 1997, p. 263
  • Gothaisches Genealogical Pocket Book of the Count's Houses 1865 to 1942

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marenzi: The uprising in Bergamo and Brescia in March 1848: A contribution to the history of war.
  2. ^ A b Heinrich Marenzi: My family - an attempt to preserve history and memories. Pp. 190-193.
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oesta.gv.at
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  5. ↑ http://www.geneall.net/D/per_page.php?id=1808852
  6. ↑ Constantin von Wurzbach: "Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich", 16th part, printed and published by the Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1867, p. 430/431
  7. ^ Gothaisches Genealogical Pocket Book of the Count's Houses 1865 to 1942
  8. ↑ http://www.coresno.com/ - Austria
personal data
SURNAME Marenzi von Tagliuno and Talgate, Franz Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marenzi Graf von Tagliuno and Talgate, Margrave of Val Oliola, Baron v. Marenzfeldt and Scheneck Franz Anton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer, geologist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Trieste
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1886
Place of death Trieste