Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg

Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg (22 October 1763 20 January 1834) was the fifth son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and a Habsburg Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. As a high-ranking nobleman, he started his military career as an Oberstleutnant in 1781. Promoted to General-major in 1788, he fought at Belgrade during the Austro-Turkish War. During the War of the First Coalition he led his troops at Neerwinden and was in command of the successful Siege of Condé in 1793.

Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg
Born22 October 1763 (1763-10-22)
Treptow an der Rega, modern day Poland
Died20 January 1834 (1834-01-21) (aged 70)
Wiesbaden, Germany
Allegiance Habsburg Austria
Austrian Empire
Service/branchInfantry
RankFeldmarschall
Battles/wars
AwardsMilitary Order of Maria Theresa, CC 1793, GC 1794
Order of Leopold, 1809/10
Order of St. Stephen, 1831
Other workInhaber Infantry Regiment Nr. 38
Inhaber Infantry Regiment Nr. 40

In March 1796 Württemberg was promoted to Feldzeugmeister, but after he was defeated by the French at Altenkirchen that June, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen removed him from command. He was promoted to Feldmarschall in 1805 but for the remainder of his military career he held commands in the interior. He was Proprietor (Inhaber) of one Austrian infantry regiment from 1785 to 1809, then a second infantry regiment from 1809 until his death in 1834. His eldest brother became King Frederick I of Württemberg and a younger brother Duke Alexander of Württemberg was a general officer in the service of the Russian Empire.

Honours

Ancestry

References

  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
  • Smith, Digby; Kudrna, Leopold. "Austrian Generals of 1792-1815: Württemberg, Ferdinand Friedrich August Herzog von". napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

Notes

  1. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1831), "Königliches Haus" p. 10
  2. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1831), "Königliche Orden" p. 44
  3. "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staats-Schematismus des der Österreichen Kaiserthums, 1833, p. 25, retrieved 10 September 2020
  4. "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm III. ernannte Ritter" p. 19


Military offices
Preceded by
Franz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg
Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 38
17851809
Succeeded by
disbanded
Military offices
Preceded by
Joseph Anton Franz Mittrowsky
Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 40
18091834
Succeeded by
unknown
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