Franz Moritz von Lacy

**Graf**

Franz Moritz von Lacy
Graf; Franz Moritz von Lacy
	Count von Lacy
Born	21 October 1725; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	24 November 1801 (aged 76); Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Buried	Neuwaldegg, Vienna
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire
Service/branch	Habsburg Empire
Years of service	1743–1790s
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Velletri; Seven Years' War Battle of Lobositz; Battle of Prague; Battle of Breslau; Battle of Leuthen; Battle of Hochkirch; Battle of Kunersdorf; Siege of Dresden; Battle of Torgau; War of the Bavarian Succession; Austro-Turkish War
Relations	Peter Graf von Lacy (father)
Signature

Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy (English: Francis Maurice de Lacy; Irish: Proinsias Muiris de Lása; Russian: Борис Петрович Ласси, tr. Boris Petrovich Lassi; 21 October 1725 – 24 November 1801) was a Baltic German-born Austrian military leader, he was the son of Count Peter von Lacy and was a famous Austrian field marshal. He served during the reign of Maria Theresa and was a close friend to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, becoming one of the latter's advisers. Lacy was made a count of the Holy Roman Empire.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.