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Count Wirich Philipp von Daun (19 October 1669 – 30 July 1741) was an Austrian Field Marshal of the Imperial Army in the War of Spanish Succession, and father of the better known Leopold Josef Graf Daun.
Wirich. Philipp Lorenz, Graf von, Fürst von Thiano (seit 1710) kaiserlicher Feldmarschall, * 19.10.1669, † 30.7.1741 Wien. ( (römisch)-katholisch) Overview. NDB 3 (1957) ADB 5 (1877) Daun, Leopold Joseph Maria, Graf von, Fürst von Thiano Daun, Wirich vonvon Falkenstein.
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Count Wirich Philipp von Daun (19 October 1669 – 30 July 1741) was an Austrian Field Marshal in the War of Spanish Succession, and father of the better known Leopold Josef Graf Daun. In 1710 he was created Prince of Teano.
Daun was born in Vienna, the son of Wilhelm Graf Daun, also a Field Marshal. He served in the War of Spanish Succession under Eugene of Savoy, and gained his fame in the successful defence of Turin in 1706. He also laid siege to and conquered Gaeta on 30 September 1707.
After the war, in 1713 Daun became the first Austrian Viceroy of Naples. In 1718 he lost the Battle of Milazzo during the War of the Quadruple Alliance, when Spain invaded neighbouring Sicily.
From February until October 1725 Daun was interim Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was to prepare for the arrival of the new governor, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, sister of the Emperor Charles VI. The situation in the Austrian Netherlands was very difficult after the mismanagement by the previous plenipotentiary minister Hercule-Louis Turinetti, marquis of Prié. Daun profited from the positive atmosphere resulting from the departure of Prié. He enforced a reform of the military organisation and administration in the Southern Netherlands, in which he incorporated the existing 'Belgian' army into the imperial forces.
From 1725 until 1736 he was Governor of Milan.
Daun died at Vienna and was buried in the Georgskapelle of the Augustinerkirche, together with his son.
1.Zedinger, R. (2000). Die Verwaltung der Österreichischen Niederlande in Wien (1714 - 1795), Böhlau Verlag, p. 141-142.
Wirich Philipp Lorenz von und zu Daun, principe di Teano, italianizzato in Virico Daun (Vienna, 19 ottobre 1669 – Vienna, 30 luglio 1741), è stato un generale austriaco, feldmaresciallo distintosi durante la guerra di successione spagnola, padre del feldmaresciallo Leopold Joseph Daun.
Wirich Philipp Lorenz Graf von und zu Daun, seit 1710 Fürst von Teano, war kaiserlicher Feldmarschall, Ritter vom Goldenen Vlies, kaiserlicher Geheimer Rat und Kämmerer. Er ist der Vater des bekannteren Feldmarschalls Leopold Daun, des Feldherrn Maria Theresias.
Count Wirich Philipp von Daun (19 October 1669 – 30 July 1741) was an Austrian Field Marshal of the Imperial Army in the War of Spanish Succession, and father of the better known Leopold Josef Graf Daun.
Wirich Philipp von Daun (19 October 1669-30 July 1741) was a Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire and the father of Leopold Joseph von Daun. Wirich Philipp von Daun was born in Vienna, Austria in 1669, and he served under Eugene of Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession, distinguishing...
