Theodor von Wolkenstein-Rodenegg
Count Theodor von Wolkenstein-Rodenegg († October 29, 1795 near Mainz ) was an Imperial Major General and Colonel of Tyrol .
Life
He served in the imperial army and was appointed major general in 1790. In the First Coalition War he was in the army of Feldzeugmeister Count Clerfayt . He had been appointed commander of both Rhine armies (the Upper and Lower Rhine). On October 22nd, 1795 the French General Pichegru was defeated near Mannheim by General Wurmser and had to evacuate the city, which surrendered to the Austrians. On the night of October 28, part of the Austrian army crossed the Rhine bridge. The aim was to break the French siege of Mainz . The general fell while storming the entrenchments of the French siege army. He was buried in the Peterskirche in Mainz .
family
His parents were Count Michael Fortunat von Wolkenstein-Rodenegg († 1757) and his wife Josepha Maria von Sarnthein . Wolkenstein married Maria Anna von Clary and Aldringen on September 14, 1768 (* August 12, 1746; around 1802). The couple had the following children:
- Wenzel († December 12, 1807 or December 31, 1803) ∞ Maria Theresia von Thurnau
- Joseph Carl Theodor Ignaz (* November 18, 1765; † August 15, 1844) ∞ Maria Anna von Thurn-Valsassina (* February 11, 1775; † 1843)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wolkenstein-Rodenegg, Theodor Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 58th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1889, p. 69 ( digitized version ).
- Joseph von Hormayr: Pocket book for the patriotic history. P. 159, digitized version
- Austrian Army Museum, Hall of Fame, panel XXVII
Web links
- Family tree at geneall.net
- family tree
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ignaz von Schönfeld, Adelsschematismus des Österreichischen Kaiserstaates , Volume 2, P. 8, digitized
- ↑ Moniteur des dates , p. 181, digitized
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolkenstein-Rodenegg, Theodor von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imperial Major General and Colonel of Tyrol |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1795 |
| Place of death | Mainz |