Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold of Austria

Archduke Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold of Austria, lithograph by Johann Stadler , 1841

Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order

Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold , Archduke of Austria, (born May 14, 1821 in Vienna , † October 5, 1847 in Venice ) was the third son of Archduke Karl and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg . He was thus a grandson of Emperor Leopold II on his father's side .

Life

Friedrich enjoyed a very careful upbringing from excellent teachers (e.g. Franz Ritter von Hauslab , Wilhelm von Lebzeltern ). In 1837, after joining the Austrian Navy , he devoted himself to sea service and soon became a ship's captain. In 1839 Archduke Friedrich undertook trips to the Orient with Anton von Prokesch-Osten . In 1840 he distinguished himself in the Syrian campaign of the London Alliance ( England , Austria , Russia , Turkey ) against Muhammad Ali Pascha . On November 3, 1840, Archduke Frederick took the Burǧ al-Chazna tower of the Akko citadel and hoisted the Allied flags. During the conquest of Sidon Castle (near Beirut ) and the capture of Akko , he was awarded the Order of Maria Theresa for his bravery . In 1842 he made trips to Algeria and England. In 1844 he was appointed Vice Admiral and Navy Commander in Chief. He laid the foundation for numerous reforms and for the redesign of the Austrian navy, which at that time was still completely Venetian. In 1845 he was solemnly accepted into the Sovereign Order of Malta .

Friedrich died of complications from jaundice .

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1860, pp. 272–275 ( digitized version ).
Oscar Criste: Friedrich, Archduke of Austria . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 116-118.
Robert L. Dauber: Archduke Friedrich of Austria. Admiral and Knight of the Order . Styria, Graz et al. 1993, ISBN 3-222-12218-0 .

Web links

Commons : Friedrich Ferdinand of Austria - Collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ Mordechai Gichon ( מֹרְדְּכַי גּיחוֹן; 1922–2016), "סְגָן כֹּהֵן וחַבְרָיו כּוֹבְשִׁים אֶת עַכּוֹ בְּעָרְמָה”, In: עֵת־מוֹל: עִתּוֹן לְתּוֹלָדוֹת אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַם יִשְׂרָאֵל No. 5/3 (January 1976), pp. 3–10, here p. 8seqq.
↑ Jaromir Hirtenfeld : The Military Maria Theresa Order and its Members , Imperial Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1857, p. 1751.

predecessor	Office	successor
	Navy commander 1844–1847	Silvestro Dandolo

personal data
SURNAME	Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold of Austria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Austria, Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold Archduke of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian Archduke
DATE OF BIRTH	May 14, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	October 5, 1847
Place of death	Venice

[1] Mordechai Gichon ( מֹרְדְּכַי גּיחוֹן; 1922–2016), "סְגָן כֹּהֵן וחַבְרָיו כּוֹבְשִׁים אֶת עַכּוֹ בְּעָרְמָה”, In: עֵת־מוֹל: עִתּוֹן לְתּוֹלָדוֹת אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַם יִשְׂרָאֵל No. 5/3 (January 1976), pp. 3–10, here p. 8seqq.

[2] Jaromir Hirtenfeld : The Military Maria Theresa Order and its Members , Imperial Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1857, p. 1751.