Johann Maria Philipp Frimont
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Palota
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, Prince of Antrodoco
Antrodoco
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(February 3, 1759 – December 26, 1831) was an Austria
Austrian Empire
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n general.
Frimont was born at Fénétrange
Fénétrange
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, in what is now French Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
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. He entered the Austrian cavalry as a trooper in 1776, won his commission in the War of the Bavarian Succession, and took part in the Turkish wars and in the early campaigns against the French Revolutionary armies
First French Empire
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, in which he frequently earned distinction.
At Frankenthal
Frankenthal
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in 1796 he won the Cross of Maria Theresa. In the campaign of 1800 he distinguished himself greatly as a cavalry leader at Marengo (14 June), and in the next year became major-general. In the war of 1805 he was again employed in Italy
Italy
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and won further renown by his gallantry at the battle of Caldiero. In 1809 he again saw active service in Italy in the rank of lieutenant field marshal, and in 1812 led the cavalry of Schwarzenberg's corps in the Russian campaign.
He served in the campaigns of 1813-14 in high command, and rendered conspicuous service at Brienne
Battle of Brienne
The Battle of Brienne was fought on January 29, 1814, and resulted in the victory of Emperor Napoleon I's French forces over the Russian and Prussian forces commanded by the Prussian Generalfeldmarschall Prince von Blücher....
, La Rothière
Battle of La Rothiere
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and at Arcis-sur-Aube
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube was Napoleon’s penultimate battle before his abdication and exile to Elba...
. After the Treaty of Paris (1814)
Treaty of Paris (1814)
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he became military governor in Mainz
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. In 1815 he was commander-in-chief of the Austrian campaign in Italy
Neapolitan War
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, and his army penetrated France
France
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as far as Lyon
Lyon
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, which was entered on July 11. With the army of occupation he remained in France for some years, and in 1819 he commanded at Venice
Venice
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.
In 1821 he led the Austrian army which was employed against the Neapolitan
Kingdom of Naples
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rebels, and by March 24 he had victoriously entered Naples
Naples
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. His reward from King Ferdinand of Naples
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
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was the title of prince of Antrodoco
Antrodoco
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and a handsome sum of money, and from his own master the rank of general of cavalry. After this he commanded in North Italy, and was called upon to deal with many outbreaks of the Italian patriots. He became president of the Aulic council
Aulic Council
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in 1831, but died a few months later at Vienna
Vienna
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.