Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg

**Reichsgraf**

Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
Reichsgraf; Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
	Count Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg: portrait with the marshal's baton by Gian Antonio Guardi, 1741
Born	8 August 1661; Emden, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg-Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	14 March 1747 (aged 85); Verona, Republic of Venice
Allegiance	Brandenburg-Prussia; Electorate of Saxony; Republic of Venice
Service/branch	Royal Saxon Army; Venetian Army
Years of service	1687–1716
Rank	Lieutenant General (Saxony); Field Marshal (Venice)
Battles/wars	Great Turkish War; Great Northern War Battle of Kliszów; Battle of Poniec; Battle of Fraustadt; ; War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Oudenarde; Battle of Malplaquet; ; Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War Siege of Corfu; ;
Other work	Art collector

Marshal Johann Matthias Reichsgraf von der Schulenburg (8 August 1661 – 14 March 1747) was a German aristocrat and general of Brandenburg-Prussian background who served in the Saxon and Venetian armies in the early 18th century and found a second career in retirement in Venice, as a grand collector and patron. His sister was Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal. His father was Gustavus Adolphus, Baron von der Schulenburg.

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