Franz Leopold von Nádasdy auf Fogaras
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Franz Leopold von Nádasdy auf Fogaras (1708 — 1783) was an Austrian General
of Cavalry
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into a Hungarian family of old nobility. He was the son of Graf Franz and Gräfin Rosa von Schrattenbach
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General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
of Cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
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Early life
Franz Leopold von Nádasdy auf Fogaras was born on September 30 1708 in Radkersburg, AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
into a Hungarian family of old nobility. He was the son of Graf Franz and Gräfin Rosa von Schrattenbach
Schrattenbach
Schrattenbach is a town in the district of Neunkirchen in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
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