Ernst R%C3%BCdiger von Starhemberg


Count Ernst Rdiger von Starhemberg was military governor of Vienna from 1680, the citys defender during the Battle of Vienna in 1683, Imperial general during the Great Turkish War, and President of the Hofkriegsrat.

He was born in Graz, Styria, his cousin Guido Starhemberg also became a famous soldier and fought as an adjutant at his side. Ernst Rdiger von Starhemberg fought in the 1660s under Imperial Lieutenant general Raimondo Montecuccoli against French and Ottoman forces.

Source: Wikipedia


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