Philipp von Stadion and Thannhausen

Philipp von Stadion-Thannhausen, around 1840

Philipp Franz Emerich Karl von Stadion and Thannhausen (born May 9, 1799 - March 19, 1868 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and Land Commander of the Teutonic Order .

Life

origin

He came from the von Stadion family and was a son of Count Emerich Joseph Philipp von Stadion-Thannhausen (* December 14, 1766 - January 11, 1817) and Charlotta Maria von der Leyen and zu Hohengeroldseck (* April 4, 1768 † January 12, 1832).

Military career

After early service in the Bavarian Army, he joined the Imperial Cuirassier Regiment No. 1 in 1823 with the rank of lieutenant . In 1830 he switched to the Infantry Regiment Fürst Alois Liechtenstein No. 12 as first lieutenant and adjutant . In January 1834 he served in a squadron of the Uhlan Regiment No. 1, where he was promoted to major in 1839 . In the same year he became a wing adjutant to Emperor Ferdinand I and rose in this position to lieutenant colonel in 1842 . Appointed the emperor's chief treasurer in 1845, he moved to the Schwarzenberg Ulanen Regiment No. 2, where he was promoted to colonel .

In July 1848 he took over a patrol column as part of Archduke Ernst's division and was tasked with dispersing Garibaldi's troops in conjunction with General von Hahne's brigade . In January 1849 he was promoted to major general and took over a brigade under Field Marshal Radetzky in northern Italy. He took part in the Battle of Novara on March 23 , where he was seriously wounded and later received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Leopold and the Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd class.

On October 26, 1852 he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal and took command of a division of the VIII Army Corps. In 1855 he was appointed commanding general of the V Army Corps and in 1856 a privy councilor.

With the V Corps he took part in the campaign of 1859 against the French-Sardinian coalition in Lombardy . Together with his chief of staff, Colonel Ringelsheim , his troops fought in the introductory battle of Montebello (May 20th), after the retreat he went back to the bridgehead at Vacarezza. In the battle of Solferino on June 24th, his troops were concentrated in the center, where, despite long persistence, they succumbed to the French. Nevertheless, Emperor Franz Joseph honored him with the Order of the Iron Crown, 1st class, including war decorations. After the death of Archduke Johann he became his successor as owner of the Dragoon Regiment No. 1, which was later renamed the 9th Cuirassier Regiment. In 1863 he retired with the character of a general of the cavalry and was appointed Commander of the Teutonic Order for Austria in 1867. He died in Vienna in 1868 at the age of 69 and was buried in the Matzleinsdorf cemetery.

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Stadium of Thannhausen, Philipp Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 37th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1878, pp. 43–45 ( digitized version ).