Philipp was born as a member of the noble Stadion family and was a son of Count Emerich Joseph Philipp von Stadion-Thannhausen (14 December 1766 – 11 January 1817) and Countess Charlotte Marie von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck (4 April 1768 – 12 January 1832).
With the V Army Corps Stadion participated in the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859 against the French-Sardinian coalition in Lombardy. Together with his chief of staff, Colonel Josef Freiherr von Ringelsheim, his troops fought in the opening battle — the Battle of Montebello, on 20 May 1859 — and after retreating from that battlefield he fell back to the bridgehead at Vacarezza. In the Battle of Solferino on 24 June 1859, his troops were concentrated in the center, where they succumbed despite putting up a steadfast defense against the French. EmperorFranz Joseph I of Austria honored him with the Order of the Iron Crown First Class including war decoration.
Order of the Iron Crown First Class with war decoration
Further readingedit
Constantin von Wurzbach. "Stadion von Thannhausen, Philipp Graf," in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich 37. Theil. Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, 1878, pp. 43–45. Digitalized. (in German).
January 01, 1970
philipp, stadion, thannhausen, philipp, franz, emerich, karl, stadion, thannhausen, 1799, march, 1868, vienna, austrian, feldmarschall, leutnant, lieutenant, field, marshal, landkomtur, national, commander, teutonic, order, austria, stadion, 1840born, 1799, 17. Philipp Franz Emerich Karl von Stadion und Thannhausen 9 May 1799 19 March 1868 in Vienna was an Austrian feldmarschall leutnant lieutenant field marshal and Landkomtur National Commander of the Teutonic Order in Austria Stadion c 1840Born 1799 05 09 9 May 1799Died19 March 1868 1868 03 19 aged 68 Vienna Austria HungaryBuriedMatzleinsdorf Protestant Cemetery Vienna AustriaAllegianceBavaria 1823 Austrian Empire 1823 1863 BranchBavarian Army 1823 Austrian Army 1823 1863 Years of service 1863RankFeldmarschall LeutnantCommands heldV Army CorpsBattles warsFirst Italian War of Independence Battle of Novara Second Italian War of Independence Battle of Montebello Battle of SolferinoAwardsCommander s Cross of the Order of Leopold Order of the Iron Crown Second Class Order of the Iron Crown First Class Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Ancestry 1 2 Military career 2 Awards and honors 3 Further readingBiography editAncestry edit Philipp was born as a member of the noble Stadion family and was a son of Count Emerich Joseph Philipp von Stadion Thannhausen 14 December 1766 11 January 1817 and Countess Charlotte Marie von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck 4 April 1768 12 January 1832 Military career edit After early military service in the Bavarian Army Stadion joined the Austrian Empire s Cuirassier Regiment No 1 in 1823 with the rank of leutnant lieutenant In 1830 he transferred at the rank of oberleutnant to become adjutant to the infantry regiment Furst Alois Liechtenstein No 12 In January 1834 he served in a squadron of Uhlan Regiment No 1 where he was promoted to major in 1839 In the same year he became wing adjutant to Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria and rose in this position in 1842 to oberstleutnant lieutenant colonel Appointed Colonel Treasurer of the Emperor in 1845 he moved to Schwarzenberg Uhlan Regiment No 2 where he was promoted to oberst colonel In July 1848 during the First Italian War of Independence 1848 1849 Stadion took over a patrol column as part of the division of Archduke Ernest of Austria and was commissioned in association with the brigade of General von Hahne to disperse the followers of Giuseppe Garibaldi In January 1849 he was promoted to generalmajor major general and took over a brigade under Feldmarschal Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz in northern Italy He took part in the Battle of Novara on 23 March 1849 in which he was seriously wounded He received the Commander s Cross of the Order of Leopold and the Order of the Iron Crown Second Class for his service in the war On 26 October 1852 Stadion was promoted to feldmarschall leutnant lieutenant field marshal and took command of a division of the VIII Army Corps In 1855 he was appointed commanding general of the V Army Corps and in 1856 to the Geheimrat Privy Council With the V Army Corps Stadion participated in the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859 against the French Sardinian coalition in Lombardy Together with his chief of staff Colonel Josef Freiherr von Ringelsheim his troops fought in the opening battle the Battle of Montebello on 20 May 1859 and after retreating from that battlefield he fell back to the bridgehead at Vacarezza In the Battle of Solferino on 24 June 1859 his troops were concentrated in the center where they succumbed despite putting up a steadfast defense against the French Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria honored him with the Order of the Iron Crown First Class including war decoration After the death of Archduke John of Austria in May 1859 Stadion succeeded John as inhaber proprietor of Dragoon Regiment No 1 which was later renamed the 9th Cuirassier Regiment In 1863 he retired as a cavalry general and in 1867 was appointed Landkomtur National Commander of the Teutonic Order in Austria He died in Vienna in 1868 at the age of 69 and was buried there in the Matzleinsdorf Protestant Cemetery Awards and honors edit nbsp Commander s Cross of the Order of Leopold nbsp Order of the Iron Crown Second Class nbsp Order of the Iron Crown First Class with war decorationFurther reading editConstantin von Wurzbach Stadion von Thannhausen Philipp Graf in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich 37 Theil Kaiserlich konigliche Hof und Staatsdruckerei Vienna 1878 pp 43 45 Digitalized in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen amp oldid 1224816003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
