Discover nobleman, prince, art collector Raimondo Montecuccoli (Count)

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: Montecucculi, Raimondo (Graf)
Montecuccoli, Raimund von (Graf)

Qualifications: nobleman, prince, art collector, collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, diplomat, officer
in 1679 he became a prince of the Holy Roman Empire and received the dukedom of Melfi from the king of Spain

Nationality/school: Italian

Born: 1609-02-21
Pavullo nel Frignano (Italie, Modena); born at Castle di Montecuccolo

Deceased: Linz (Austria) 1680-10-16
died in an accident at Linz

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: Member of the Montecuccoli-Polignano family. His uncle is Count Ernest Montecuccoli (d. 1633). In 1657 he married Countess Maria Margareta von Dietrichstein (1637-1676), they had four children: one son Leopold Philip Montecuccoli (1663-1698) - he married Countess Maria Antonia Colloredo and died at the age of 35 with no issue the principality became extinct t; three daughters: Anna Carola Catarina Polissena (1659-?, Aloysia Luigia Anna (1660-?), and Faustina Barbara (1663-1703). The title of count descended through his daughters to two branches, Austrian and Modenese.

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Forchondt, Guilliam (II)

Raimmondo Montecuccoli purchaes paintings from Forchondt

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Duitsland 1625
private soldier under his uncle Count Ernest Montecuccoli
Nederlanden (hist. regio) 1625
private soldier under his uncle Count Ernest Montecuccoli
Neubrandenburg 1631
he became captain of infantry and was wounded during the storming of New Brandenburg
1631
Breitenfeld, Saxony; he fought at the Battle of Breitenfeld and fell into the hands of the Swedish
Lützen (Burgenlandkreis) 1632
became major after he was wounded, after that he became a lieutenant-colonel of cavalry
Nördlingen 1634
fought at the battle of Nordlingen
Kaiserslautern 1635
storming of Kaiserslautern
1636
Wittstock; fought atThe Battle of Wittstock
Chemnitz 1636
fought at The Battle of Chemnitz
1639
Melnik; taken prisoner at
Szczecin 1639 - 1641
imprisoned
Weimar (Thüringen) 1639 - 1641
imprisoned
Italië 1642
returned to Italy
Hongarije 1645 - 1646
served in Hungary against Prince Rákóczi (1621-1660) of Transylvania
Schlesien (hist. regio) 1645 - 1646
fought against the Swedish
Bohemen (hist. regio) 1645 - 1646
fought against the Swedish
Vlaanderen (regio) 1648
after the Peace of Westphalia he was concerned with the business of the council of war and as the representative of the emperor he went to Flanders
Engeland 1648
after the Peace of Westphalia he was concerned with the business of the council of war and as the representative of the emperor he went to England
Zweden 1648
went to Queen Christina as the envoy of the pope
Modena (stad) 1648
went to Modena as the envoy of the pope
Denemarken 1657 - 1660
participated in the Second Northern War and he became field-marshal
Szentgotthárd 1661 - 1664
Montecuccoli defended Austria against the Turks at St. Gottard Abbey; he received the Order of the Golden Fleece and became president of the council of war
Wenen (stad) 1674 - 1680
retired from the army

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Literature

Mai et al. 1994 , p. 145

Project: Gerson Digital : Germany
Gerson Digital : Italy

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