Franz Philipp Fenner von Fenneberg

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Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order

Baron Franz Philipp Fenner von Fenneberg (born July 10, 1759 in Salurn , Tyrol , today South Tyrol , † October 19, 1824 Jaroslau / Jarosław , Galicia ) was a field marshal lieutenant in the Austrian army. In some sources the year of birth is given as 1762. The actual place of birth was on the Fennberg , which at that time belonged to Salurn and is now in the municipality of Margreid .

Fenner von Fenneberg joined the army in 1777 and fought in various European theaters of war. As a major general in 1809 he distinguished himself in the defense of Tyrol during the Fifth Coalition War . On November 8, 1814, he received the Knight's Cross of the Maria Theresa Order for his services in the fight against the French . The Tyrolean Jägerregiment, which was dissolved in 1815, was initially to be re-established as the "Tiroler Fenner-Jäger", but in 1816 was given the name Tyrolean Kaiserjäger .

Fenner von Fennberg died as a division general in Galicia in 1824 .

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  1. ↑ http://www.historie.hranet.cz/heraldika/pdf/schmidt-brentano2006.pdf , visited on October 9, 2010
  2. ^ Lexicon of the Tessmann State Library , visited on October 9, 2010
  3. ↑ http://www.margreid.bz/03%20Seiten/10-02Persoen.Fenner.3.htm  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , visited on October 9, 2010@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.margreid.bz  
personal data
SURNAME Fenner von Fenneberg, Franz Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Field Marshal Lieutenant in the Austrian Army
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1759
PLACE OF BIRTH Salurn , Tyrol , today South Tyrol
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1824
Place of death Jaroslaw