Franz von Cordon
Franz Freiherr von Cordon (* 1796 in Vienna ; † January 15, 1869 there ) was an Austrian field marshal lieutenant and politician.
Life
In 1816 he joined the Kk Army . In 1831 he was a wing adjutant to Field Marshal Josef Wenzel Radetzky von Radetz . After serving in Bohemia and Italy , he became major general and brigadier in Vienna in 1846. When the court war council was dissolved in March 1848 , Cordon became section chief in the war ministry. After the capture of Vienna on November 1, 1848, following the October Uprising in Vienna, he was given the military city command . From November 21, 1848 to June 2, 1849 (during the revolution that was coming to an end in 1848/49 ) he was Austrian Minister of War in the Schwarzenberg Ministry. In office he was promoted to field marshal lieutenant . His successor as Minister of War was Ferenc József Gyulay .
Cordon subsequently received the Order of the Iron Crown, 1st class and the privilege of a privy council.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Cordon, Franz Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 443 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cordon, Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cordon, Franz Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1869 |
| Place of death | Vienna |