Joseph, Count Kinsky
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Joseph, Count Kinsky, also known as Joseph, Count Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau, was a field marshal in imperial service of the House of Habsburg. He was born in Prague, Bohemia, on 22 February 1731 and died in Vienna, Austria, on 7 February 1804. He was one of four members[clarification needed] of the House of Kinsky to enter imperial Habsburg service in the eighteenth century, including a younger and older brother, his uncle and his nephew; his father was a diplomat for the House of Habsburg, and other relatives include diplomats and imperial officials of the Habsburg empire.
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Born | (1731-02-07)February 7, 1731 Prague, Bohemia |
Died | February 7, 1804(1804-02-07) (aged 72) Vienna, Austria |
Allegiance | Habsburg Monarchy |
Service/ | General Staff |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War War of the Bavarian Succession Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) French Revolutionary Wars |
Awards | Military Order of Maria Theresa Knights Cross, 1762 |
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