Johann Chiossich

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Johann Chiossich (born December 26, 1703 in Vienna , † May 21, 1820 in Murano ) was an Austrian soldier who probably achieved most years of service.

Life

Johann Chiossich was a member of a family from Dalmatia . His father was Bartholomäus Chiossich. He and his uncle, father brother, were 105 and 107 years old, respectively.

After he joined the contemporary sources seven years old ( "in its eighth year") and Pfeifer in the infantry regiment Starhemberg , where he reached with majority in 1725 for commoners became.

In 1756 he left the regiment and switched to Venetian services. Here he was in the Magnobissi and Papadopolo regiments , but mostly as a marine in the fleet.

Chiossich took an active part in all kinds of wars. For the imperial it was used in the Turkish Wars as well as in the Silesian Wars . From Trieste he was shipped with a contingent to America , but also took part in the Seven Years War in Europe . With the Venetians he took a. a. participated in the Angelo Emos expedition against Tunis .

On May 1, 1797 dimittierte it after a total of 87 active years of service. Chiossich was admitted to the Invaliden House in Murano, where he spent the last 23 years of his life. Since the Invaliden-Haus also belonged to the Austrian army , Chiossich had 110 years of recognized soldier life. He was considered the oldest invalid and a unique example in war history. Johann Chiossich was able to maintain his strong constitution throughout his life .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jurende's patriotic pilgrims , Volume 21, Brno 1834, p. 126
  2. ↑ State and learned newspaper of the Hamburg impartial correspondent (May 1820; digitized version )
  3. ↑ Military papers. A magazine , published by Friedrich Wilhelm von Mauvillon , Volume 1, 3rd year Essen and Duisburg 1822, p. 14
  4. ↑ Natural wonders and extraordinary natural phenomena of our time in the Austrian Empire. A continuation of the Austrian natural wonders by Dr. Franz Sartori , Part One, Grätz 1821, pp. 219–220
  5. ↑ a b Laibacher Zeitung , September 26, 1820, p. 316, right column .
  6. ↑ Carinthia : Zeitschrift für Vaterlandskunde , Volumes 21-22 (1831), p. 66
  7. ^ Morgenblatt for educated estates , Stuttgart and Tübingen, No. 69, Wednesday, March 21, 1832, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Chiossich, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian soldier
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1703
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1820
Place of death Murano