Franz Moritz von Lacy
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Franz Moritz Graf[1] 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)[2] 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.[3]
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Franz Moritz von Lacy | |
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Born | (1725-10-21)21 October 1725 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 24 November 1801(1801-11-24) (aged 76) Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
Buried | Neuwaldegg, Vienna |
Allegiance | Holy Roman Empire |
Service/ | Habsburg Empire |
Years of service | 1743–1790s |
Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession
Austro-Turkish War |
Relations | Peter Graf von Lacy (father) |
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