Johann Franz Tillier
Johann Franz von Tillier (* July 13, 1662 ; † March 29, 1739 ) was a Swiss officer in the Dutch and Austrian service and came from the Bernese patrician family Tillier .
Life
Johann Franz Tillier was an officer in the Dutch service, in 1702 a major in the Austrian service and in 1708 a colonel in the Erlach infantry regiment. In 1717/18 he took part in campaigns against the Turks. In 1723 he became Lieutenant General Field Marshal, temporarily fortress commander of Peterwardein (on the Danube) and Freiburg im Breisgau . In 1715 he was raised to the rank of imperial knighthood and in 1723 to imperial count. In 1732 he became governor of Freiburg im Breisgau.
literature
- Carl von Duncker: Tillier, Johann Franz von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 38, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1894, p. 309 f.
- Thomas von Graffenried: Tilier, Johann Franz. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz .
- Paul de Vallière: Loyalty and honor. History of the Swiss in foreign service. Lausanne 1940, p. 472.
- Rodolphe de Steiger: Les généraux bernois. Notices biographiques. Berne 1864, pp. 38-39. ( Digitized version ),
- Bernhard von Rodt: Genealogies of the bourgeois families of the city of Bern. Volume 5, 1950, Burgerbibliothek Bern, Mss.hh.LII.9.5., P. 277ff.
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| SURNAME | Tillier, Johann Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tillier, Johann Franz von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bernese and Swiss military in Dutch and Austrian service |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1662 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1739 |