Adam Albert von Neipperg

Adam Albert von Neipperg
Adam Albert von Neipperg
	Adam Albert, Count von Neipperg
Born	8 April 1775; Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
Died	22 February 1829 (aged 53); Parma, Duchy of Parma
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Service/branch	Cavalry
Years of service	1791–1829
Rank	Feldmarschall-Leutnant and 2nd Colonel-Proprietor of the 3rd Hussar Regiment
Battles/wars	Battle of Jemappes; Battle of Neerwinden; Siege of Valenciennes; Siege of Mainz; Battle of Verderio; Relief of Mantua; Battle of Marengo; Battle of Pozzolo; Battle of Leipzig; Battle of Ronco; Battle of Scapezzano; Battle of Tolentino (support)
Awards	Tyrolean Silver Medal of Honor (1798); Order of Maria Theresa (1801); Order of the Légion d'Honneur (1810); Order of the Sword (1812); Order of St. George (1813); Order of St. Anna (1813); Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus (1814); Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit (1815); Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George (1816); Order of Leopold (1825)
Other work	Prime Minister and Ehren-Kavalier to Duchess Maria Luigia 1821–1829

Adam Albert, Count von Neipperg (8 April 1775 – 22 February 1829) was an Austrian general and statesman. He was the son of a diplomat famous for inventing a letter-copying machine, and the grandson of Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg. His second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, was the widow of Napoleon and a daughter of Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor and founding Emperor of the Austrian Empire.

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