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'''Johann Reichsgraf von Aldringen''' (sometimes spelled ''' |
'''Johann Reichsgraf von Aldringen''' (sometimes spelled ''' Altringer''' or '''Aldringer'''; 10 December 1588{{snd}}22 June 1634) was a [[Luxemburg]]er who served in the armies of the [[Spanish Habsburgs]] and later the [[Habsburg monarchy|Austrian Habsburgs]], especially during the [[Thirty Years' War]]. |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | In 1606 he entered the service of Spain, in which he remained until 1618, when he joined the imperial army. Here he distinguished himself in the field and in the cabinet. Made a colonel in 1622, two years later he was employed on the |
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He was born in [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]] in the [[Duchy of Luxembourg]],<ref>[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz19343.html#ndbcontent Deutsche Biographie] on the Bavarian State Library’s website (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), consulted on 14 December 2015</ref> and after travelling as a nobleman's page in France, Italy and the Netherlands, he went to the [[University of Paris]]. |
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| ⚫ | In 1606 he entered the service of Spain, in which he remained until 1618, when he joined the imperial army. Here he distinguished himself in the field and in the cabinet. Made a colonel in 1622, two years later he was employed on the [[Council of War (Austria)|Council of War]] and on diplomatic missions. At the bridge of Dessau in 1626 he performed very distinguished service against [[Ernst von Mansfeld]]. He and his constant comrade [[Matthias Gallas]] were ennobled on the same day, and in the course of the Italian campaign of 1630 the two officers married the two daughters of [[Count d'Arco]].<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Aldringer, Johann|volume=1|page=537}} Citations: |
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| ⚫ | Aldringer served as [[Ramboldo, Count of Collalto|Count Rambold Collalto]]'s major-general in this campaign and was present at the taking of Mantua on July |
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* Brohm, ''Johann von Aldringen'' (Halle, 1882) |
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* Hermann Hallwich, ''Johann von Aldringen'' (Leipzig, 1885) |
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| ⚫ | Aldringer served as [[Ramboldo, Count of Collalto|Count Rambold Collalto]]'s major-general in this campaign and was present at the taking of Mantua on 18 July 1630 during the [[War of Mantuan Succession]]. The plunder of the [[Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat|duke of Mantua]]'s treasures made Gallas and Aldringer wealthy men. Back in Germany in 1631, he served after Breitenfeld as [[Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly|Tilly]]'s artillery commander, and, elevated to the dignity of count of the Empire, he was present at the battle of the Lech, where he was wounded.<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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| ⚫ | When Tilly died of his wounds Aldringer succeeded to the command. Made field-marshal after the assault of the Alte Veste near [[Nuremberg]], at which he had been second in command under the [[Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein|Herzog von Friedland]] (with whom he was a great favourite), he was next placed at the head of the corps formed by [[Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria]] to support Wallenstein. In this post his tact and diplomatic ability were put to a severe test in the preservation of harmony between the two dukes. Finally Count Aldringer was won over by the court party which sought to displace the too successful duke of Friedland. After Wallenstein's death Aldringer commanded against the Swedes on the Danube, until being killed during the battle of Landshut (July |
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| ⚫ | When Tilly died of his wounds Aldringer succeeded to the command. Made field-marshal after the assault of the Alte Veste near [[Nuremberg]], at which he had been second in command under the [[Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein|Herzog von Friedland]] (with whom he was a great favourite), he was next placed at the head of the corps formed by [[Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria]] to support Wallenstein. In this post his tact and diplomatic ability were put to a severe test in the preservation of harmony between the two dukes. Finally Count Aldringer was won over by the court party which sought to displace the too successful duke of Friedland. After Wallenstein's death Aldringer commanded against the Swedes on the Danube, until being killed during the battle of Landshut (22 July 1634). His great possessions descended to his sister, and thence to the family of [[Clary-Aldringen|Clary and Aldringen]].<ref name="EB1911"/> |
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| NAME = Aldringen, Johann von |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Nobleman |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = December 10, 1588 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = June 22, 1634 |
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Revision as of 22:35, 6 April 2024
Johann Reichsgraf von Aldringen (sometimes spelled Altringer or Aldringer; 10 December 1588 – 22 June 1634) was a Luxemburger who served in the armies of the Spanish Habsburgs and later the Austrian Habsburgs, especially during the Thirty Years' War.
Biography
He was born in Luxembourg in the Duchy of Luxembourg,[1] and after travelling as a nobleman's page in France, Italy and the Netherlands, he went to the University of Paris.
In 1606 he entered the service of Spain, in which he remained until 1618, when he joined the imperial army. Here he distinguished himself in the field and in the cabinet. Made a colonel in 1622, two years later he was employed on the Council of War and on diplomatic missions. At the bridge of Dessau in 1626 he performed very distinguished service against Ernst von Mansfeld. He and his constant comrade Matthias Gallas were ennobled on the same day, and in the course of the Italian campaign of 1630 the two officers married the two daughters of Count d'Arco.[2]
Aldringer served as Count Rambold Collalto's major-general in this campaign and was present at the taking of Mantua on 18 July 1630 during the War of Mantuan Succession. The plunder of the duke of Mantua's treasures made Gallas and Aldringer wealthy men. Back in Germany in 1631, he served after Breitenfeld as Tilly's artillery commander, and, elevated to the dignity of count of the Empire, he was present at the battle of the Lech, where he was wounded.[2]
When Tilly died of his wounds Aldringer succeeded to the command. Made field-marshal after the assault of the Alte Veste near Nuremberg, at which he had been second in command under the Herzog von Friedland (with whom he was a great favourite), he was next placed at the head of the corps formed by Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria to support Wallenstein. In this post his tact and diplomatic ability were put to a severe test in the preservation of harmony between the two dukes. Finally Count Aldringer was won over by the court party which sought to displace the too successful duke of Friedland. After Wallenstein's death Aldringer commanded against the Swedes on the Danube, until being killed during the battle of Landshut (22 July 1634). His great possessions descended to his sister, and thence to the family of Clary and Aldringen.[2]
References
- ^ Deutsche Biographie on the Bavarian State Library’s website (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek), consulted on 14 December 2015
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aldringer, Johann". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 537. Citations:
- Brohm, Johann von Aldringen (Halle, 1882)
- Hermann Hallwich, Johann von Aldringen (Leipzig, 1885)
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, s.v. Gallas, correcting earlier biography of Aldringen in the same work.
Notes
Regarding personal names: Reichsgraf is a title, usually translated as Imperial Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Reichsgräfin. Titles using the prefix Reichs- were not created after the fall of the Holy Roman Empire.
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- 1588 births
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- Clary und Aldringen
- Counts of Austria
- Lorraine nobility
- Lorraine-German people
- People from Thionville
- Field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire
- 17th-century Spanish military personnel
- Imperial Army personnel of the Thirty Years' War
- People of the War of the Mantuan Succession
- South Netherlandish people of the Thirty Years' War