Constantine Karl d'Aspre
Konstantin Ghilian Karl Freiherr d'Aspre von Hoobreuck (* 1767 in Ghent ; † July 7, 1809 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and Commander of the Military Maria Theresa Order .
Life
As a young officer he fought in the Dutch wars and distinguished himself several times. On August 7, 1790 he acquired the Knight's Cross of the Maria Theresa Order from Herve . In the fighting in Italy from 1789–1800 he led the free corps of the "d'Aspre hunters" named after him. In 1799 he received the Commander's Cross of the Maria Theresa Order. In 1800 he was promoted to major general of the Imperial Army and entrusted with the management of a brigade . In 1809, three years after the laying down of the imperial crown, he showed great bravery as a Lieutenant Field Marshal of the Austrian Empire in the Battle of Aspern and the Battle of Wagram . When the attack on Aderklaa , although already seriously wounded, he did not give up command and continued to take part in the fight. But he finally collapsed and died the next day from his wounds.
Konstantin Karl d'Aspre was the father of Feldzeugmeister Konstantin d'Aspre (1789–1850).
literature
- Wilhelm Edler von Janko : d'Aspre van Hoobreuk, Constantin Freiherr . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 620 f.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : d'Aspre, Constantin I. Karl van Hoobreuck Baron . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University printing house L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 77 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jaromir Hirtenfeld : The Military Maria Theresa Order and its Members , Imperial Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1857, p. 1734.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aspre, Konstantin Karl d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aspre von Hoobreuck, Konstantin Ghilian Karl Freiherr d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1767 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghent |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1809 |
| Place of death | Vienna |