Johann Baptist II by Colloredo
Johann Baptist II. Count of Colloredo (it. Giovanni Battista di Colloredo ) (called the Venetian ) (* 1598 - † October 1649 in Heraklion ) was a high-ranking officer in imperial and Venetian services.
Life
He came from the Italian noble family Colloredo and was the son of Horatius (it. Orazio) Colloredo. The mother was Claudia (née Countess Polcenico). He himself married Maria Genovesa Countess von Thurn. There were no children from the marriage.
At the age of sixteen he entered the imperial military service through his cousin Rudolf von Colloredo . Through his cousin he also got a captain's position. He was promoted to colonel by 1632. As such, he took part in 1642 as the commander of 400 horsemen in the second battle at Breitenfeld between the imperial under Archduke Leopold Wilhelm and the Swedes under Lennart Torstensson . In this lost battle for the imperial, he distinguished himself particularly. The Archduke resigned his body regiment in gratitude. As a result, he was involved in a number of sieges and the occupation of permanent places in Bohemia , Moravia and Austria . He was promoted to general.
In order to defend the colony in Crete , the Republic of Venice appointed him commander of the land troops with the rank of field marshal and generalissimo. He defended the city of Candia, today's Heraklion , against the Ottomans. He was killed while visiting an outpost in 1649.
literature
- CA Schweigert: Austria's heroes and military leaders. Vol. 2 Grimma, 1853 87f.
- Franz Karl Wißgrill: scene of the rural Lower Austrian nobility. Vol. 2 Vienna, 1795 p. 125
- Wilhelm Edler von Janko : Colloredo, Johann Baptist, Graf von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 419.
- Gino Benzoni: Colloredo, Giovan Battista. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 27: Collenuccio – Confortini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1982, pp. 80–82, date of birth here 10 February 1609 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colloredo, Johann Baptist von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | imperial and venetian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1598 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1649 |
| Place of death | Heraklion |