Franz Christoph von Rodt

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Epitaph in the Freiburg Minster

Franz Christoph Joseph Imperial Baron von Rodt, Lord of Bußmannshausen-Orsenhausen and Walpertshofen (born March 24, 1671 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † March 21 or November 4, 1743 ibid) was an Austrian general and fortress commander of Breisach .

Life

Franz Christoph von Rodt came from a knightly nobility. He married on February 2, 1699 Maria Theresia Benedicte Reichsfreiin von Sickingen zu Hohenburg (* February 4 or 11, 1682, † November 9, 1756 in Konstanz), daughter of Franz Ferdinand von Sickingen zu Hohenburg. There were four sons from the marriage, Prince-Bishops of Konstanz, Franz Konrad von Rodt and Maximilian Christof von Rodt , and the generals Christian von Rodt and Anton Egbert von Rodt .

In 1709 he became a Swabian general sergeant (major general), in 1710 a field marshal lieutenant. On October 14, 1716 he was appointed Imperial Lieutenant Field Marshal and on March 15, 1734 General Feldzeugmeister. From 1728 he was the last in command of the Breisach Fortress.

The baroque grave monument of Franz Christoph von Rodt, created by Johann Christian Wentzinger , is attached to the south wall of the choir in the Freiburg Minster .

Honors

literature

  • Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: Imperial and Imperial and Royal Generals (1618-1815) , Austrian State Archives 2006, p. #.
  • Ingeborg Krummer-Schroth : The grave monument of General von Rodt in the Freiburg Minster . In: Badische Heimat . 64, 1984, pp. 299-308.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf Reinhardt:  Maximilian Christoph v. Rodt. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 506 f. ( Digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Rodt, Franz Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bußmannshausen-Orsenhausen and Walpertshofen, Franz Christoph Joseph Reichsfreiherr von Rodt, Herr zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general and Breisach fortress commander
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1671
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1743 or November 4, 1743
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau