Michael Johann of Wallis
Michael Johann Graf von Wallis (born January 4, 1732 in Naples , † December 18, 1798 in Vienna ) was an Austrian field marshal and from 1791 to 1796 President of the Court War Council .
Life
origin
Michael Johann Ignaz Graf von Wallis came from an old, originally Irish family, whose Austrian progenitor Richard Wallis entered the imperial service as an Irish officer. He died in 1632 after being wounded in the Battle of Lützen . The Austrian Valais were elevated to the bohemian status in 1706 and the imperial counts in 1724 . In the course of time members of the family received influential court and state offices and provided numerous officers in the imperial army.
For example Franz Wenzel Graf von Wallis (* 1696; † 1774), Austrian field marshal and knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece , the father of Michael Johann. His brother Olivier Remigius Graf von Wallis became an Austrian field military officer (* 1742, † 1799).
Military background
Michael Johann joined the 11th Infantry Regiment subordinate to his father in 1747 and after seven years of service was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in 1758 to colonel . In 1764 he became major general , in 1773 lieutenant field marshal and in 1774, after the death of his father, owner of the infantry regiment. In 1775 and from 1779 to 1783 he was posted to Moravia , where he led the general command on an interim basis. In 1783 Valais became the commanding officer in Bohemia and in 1784 Feldzeugmeister. As Field Marshal in 1789, he took over the presidium of the Court War Council ad interim in place of President Andreas Hadik von Futak , who was appointed commander in chief of the army against the Turks. In 1780 Wallis was in command of the army in Slavonia .
In 1791 he became President of the Court War Council, an office that he held until his retirement in 1796. During the time of his presidency, the pioneer troop was newly established, one battalion each in 1792 and 1795 . Wallis paid particular attention to the expansion of the national defense of Tyrol , which had to pass a first practical test as early as 1796 during Napoléon's Italian campaign .
literature
- The Hofkriegsraths-Presidents and War Ministers of the Imperial and Royal Austrian Army Publishing house of the military-scientific association, Vienna 1874.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wallis, Michael Johann Ignaz Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 52nd part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1885, p. 267 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Michael Johann Ignaz von Wallis in Kalliope
- Entry about Wallis, Freiherr von Karighmain, Michael Johann Ignaz Graf von in digital portrait index
- Entry on Michael Johann von Wallis in www.napoleon-series.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Hadik from Futak |
President of the Court War Council 1791–1796 |
Friedrich Moritz von Nostitz-Rieneck |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallis, Michael Johann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wallis, Michael Johann Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Field Marshal and President of the Court War Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1732 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1798 |
| Place of death | Vienna |