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Starhemberg, Guidobald, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Starhemberg, Guidobald, Graf von: see Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf von (1638–1701). ...Stürgkh, Karl, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Stürgkh, Karl, Graf von kärl gräf fən shtürk [key], 1859–1916, prime minister of Austria (1911–16). During World War I he governed without the unruly parliament and was strongly opposed by li...Caprivi, Leo, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Caprivi, Leo, Graf von lāˈō gräf fən käprēˈvē [key], 1831–99, German chancellor, whose full name was Georg Leo, Graf von Caprivi de Caprara de Montecuculi. A former army officer and head of...Kalckreuth, Leopold Karl Walter, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Kalckreuth, Leopold Karl Walter, Graf von lāˈōpôlt kärl välˈtər gräf fən kälkˈroit [key], 1855–1928, German painter and graphic artist. He taught at the Weimar and Karlsruhe academies an...Luckner, Felix, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Luckner, Felix, Graf von fāˈlĭks gräf fən lo͝okˈnər [key], 1886–1966, German naval officer. In World War I he commanded (1916–17) the commerce raider Seeadler. Luckner slipped through the ...Stadion, Johann Philipp, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Stadion, Johann Philipp, Graf von yōˈhän fēˈlĭp gräf fən shtäˈdēôn [key], 1763–1824, Austrian politician. A diplomat, he was made (1805) foreign minister and campaigned for a German upri...Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf von lāˈōpôlt yōˈzĕf märēˈä gräf fən doun [key], 1705–66, Austrian field marshal. He gained distinction in the War of the Austrian Succession. Daun later...Conrad von Hötzendorf, Franz, Graf
(Encyclopedia)Conrad von Hötzendorf, Franz, Graf fränts gräf kônˈrät fən höˈtsəndôrf [key], 1852–1925, Austro-Hungarian field marshal. He served (1906–11, 1912–17) as chief of staff and led the Aus...Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Wrangel, Friedrich Heinrich Ernst, Graf von frēˈdrĭkh hīnˈrĭkh ĕrnst gräf fən vrängˈəl [key], 1784–1877, Prussian field marshal. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1848 he commanded th...Keyserling, Eduard, Graf von
(Encyclopedia)Keyserling, Eduard, Graf von āˈdo͞oärt gräf fən kīˈsərlĭng [key], 1855–1918, German novelist. A member of an old and aristocratic family in the Baltic province of Courland, he depicts with...Browse by Subject
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