Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

Alfred I
Alfred I
Prince of Windischgrätz
Born	11 May 1787; Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
Died	21 March 1862 (aged 74); Vienna
Noble family	Windisch-Graetz
Spouse(s)	Princess Eleonore of Schwarzenberg
Issue	Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz; Victorin Leopold Karl Prinz zu Windischgrätz; Joseph Alois Niclas Fürst Windischgrätz; Ludwig von Windischgrätz; August Joseph Nicolaus Windischgrätz;
Father	Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz
Mother	Duchess Maria Leopoldine Franziska of Arenberg

General

Prince Alfred Candidus Ferdinand

zu Windischgrätz
General; Prince Alfred Candidus Ferdinand; zu Windischgrätz
	Prince Windischgrätz in an 1852 lithograph by Joseph Kriehuber
Born	11 May 1787; Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
Died	21 March 1862 (aged 74); Vienna, Austrian Empire
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Battles/wars	Battle of Leipzig (1813); Siege of Prague (1848); Battle of Schwechat (1848); Siege of Vienna (1848); Battle of Kápolna (1849); Battle of Isaszeg (1849)

General Alfred Candidus Ferdinand, Prince of Windischgrätz (German: Alfred Candidus Ferdinand Fürst zu Windischgrätz; 11 May 1787 – 21 March 1862), a member of an old Austro-Bohemian House of Windischgrätz, was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is most noted for his service during the Napoleonic Wars and for his role in suppressing the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire.

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