Johann Anton Tillier (Quartermaster General)
Johann Anton Tillier (IX.) (Baptized November 28, 1722 in Pavia ; † February 23, 1761 in Padua ) was a Swiss officer and magistrate, and he came from the Bernese patrician family Tillier ..
Life
Johann Anton Tillier was the son of the officer Johann Franz Tillier and his wife Maria Anna von Probst. Tillier was in Austrian service from 1737 to 1757. He fought in various battles during the War of the Austrian Succession under Leopold Joseph von Daun . In 1747 he became a colonel, in 1757 major general and quartermaster general . In 1758 he took part in the Battle of Hochkirch for Austria . In 1759 he was promoted to field marshal lieutenant.
From 1755 he became politically active as the Bernese Grand Councilor and in 1758/59 as envoy in Saint Petersburg (previously in Sardinia ).
literature
- Bernhard von Rodt : Genealogies of civil families of the city of Bern. Volume 5 (1950), Burgerbibliothek Bern , Mss.hhLII.9.5 , pp. 281-282.
- Thomas von Graffenried: Tillier, Johann Anton. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Carl von Duncker: Tillier, Johann Anton Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 310.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tillier, Johann Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tillier, Johann Anton IX. (Full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss officer and magistrate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized November 28, 1722 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1761 |
| Place of death | Padua |