Franz Xaver von Paumgartten

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Franz Xaver Freiherr von Paumgartten (born January 8, 1811 in Graz , † November 19, 1866 in Vevey ) was an Austrian general .

Life

He was the son of Lieutenant Field Marshal Johann Freiherr von Paumgartten (1772–1849), a knight of the Maria Theresa Order . Paumgartten was a graduate of the Theresian Military Academy in Vienna, where he embarked on a career as a professional officer. In 1830 he joined the Galician Uhlan Regiment "Ritter von Brudermann" No. 1 as a lieutenant . He then served in infantry regiments No. 45 and No. 21 and in 1846 became major in Imperial Infantry Regiment No. 11, which was garrisoned in the Mainz fortress .

Only two years later, Paumgartten was seconded as lieutenant colonel and commandant to put down the September Revolution of 1848 in Frankfurt. In 1849 he was transferred to northern Italy, where he was colonel in command of the Imperial Infantry Regiment No. 56. After fighting in the radical revolution of Tuscany in 1849, where he during the Risorgimento against a provisional republican government that briefly with the same time in the Papal States long-standing about five months revolutionary Roman Republic , proven fought in the association he is diplomatic in difficult Negotiations. In 1850 he was promoted to major general and commanded a brigade in Bohemia .

In 1851 he finally returned to Mainz as a brigadier and from 1854 to 1856 he was the fortress commander. He continued his military career as a brigadier in Parma , Bologna and Cremona . In 1858 and 1859 he was the fortress commander in Ancona . In the same year he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal. During the Sardinian War he commanded a division of the 5th Army Corps at Montebello and in the Battle of Magenta . He also took on tasks in Tyrol, where he earned services in setting up a country storm.

Franz Xaver von Paumgartten was vice governor of the Mainz fortress for the Austrian part of the garrison from 1859 to 1864 and has been an honorary citizen of the city of Mainz since 1864 . In the position of Vice Governor, he was replaced by Woldemar von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg as scheduled. He himself was promoted to governor of Galicia, where he also acted as commanding general for Galicia and Bukovina .

In 1860 Baron von Paumgartten became the owner of the 76th Infantry Regiment. In 1863 he was appointed to the Privy Council .

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SURNAME Paumgartten, Franz Xaver von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general, governor, honorary citizen of the city of Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1866
Place of death Vevey