List of Austro-Hungarian Field Marshals
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Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
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Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
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- 1848 - Emperor Franz Josef of Austria (1830–1916)
- 1860 - Heinrich von HeßHeinrich von HeßHeinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß , Austrian soldier, entered the army in 1805 and was soon employed as a staff officer on survey work....
(1788–1870) - 4 April 1863 - Archduke Albrecht of Austria (1817–1895)
- 4 May 1900 - William II of Germany (1859–1941)
- 8 December 1914 - Archduke Friedrich, Duke of TeschenArchduke Friedrich, Duke of TeschenArchduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.-Early life:...
(1856–1936) - 1916 - Emperor Karl of Austria (1887–1922)
- 23 November 1916 - Archduke Eugen of AustriaArchduke Eugen of AustriaArchduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia...
(1863–1954) - 25 November 1916 - Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852–1925)
- 5 November 1917 - Hermann Kövess von KövessházaHermann Kövess von KövessházaHermann Kövess von Kövessháza was the final, and completely ceremonial, Commander-in-Chief of Austria-Hungary...
(1854–1924) - 5 November 1917 - Alexander von KrobatinAlexander von KrobatinAlexander Freiherr von Krobatin was an Austrian Field Marshal and Imperial Minister for War between 1912 and 1917.- Early life :...
(1849–1933) - 30 January 1918 - Franz Rohr von DentaFranz Rohr von DentaFranz Rohr von Denta was an Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal and field commander who served as the last commander of the Austro-Hungarian First Army.- Early life :...
(1854–1927) - 31 January 1918 - Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli (1856–1941)
- 1 February 1918 - Svetozar Boroevic von Bojna (1856–1920)
- 24 October 1918 - Archduke Joseph August of AustriaArchduke Joseph August of AustriaArchduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia was for a short period head of state of Hungary, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the eldest son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
(1872–1962)