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Ludwig Andreas Khevenhüller

Austrian field marshal
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Nov. 20, 1683, Linz, Austria
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Jan. 26, 1744, Vienna (aged 60)
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Ludwig Andreas Khevenhüller (born Nov. 20, 1683, Linz, Austria—died Jan. 26, 1744, Vienna) was an Austrian field marshal and writer of military manuals; the scion of an Austrian aristocratic family that from the 16th to the 20th century provided the Habsburg monarchy with a number of efficient administrators, generals, and statesmen. Khevenhüller served under Prince Eugene in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–13); fought in the War of the Polish Succession (1734–35), during which he commanded the army in Italy for a time; and, made field marshal in 1737, fought that September in the Turkish war. During the War ...(100 of 139 words)

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