Archduke Albrecht - Vienna, Austria
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N 48° 12.258 E 016° 22.108
33U E 601676 N 5339913
Archduke Albrecht of Austria was also Duke of Teschen.
Waymark Code: WMM37J
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 07/13/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member chstress53
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This sculpture is located outside the Albertina Museum in Vienna.

This equestrian sculpture of Field Marshal Archduke Albrecht is life-sized or slightly larger. He is depicted in military garb with a horse having one hoof raised. Albrecht holds a sword in his right hand. The 1899 bronze work is by Kaspar von Zumbusch.
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"A grandson of the Emperor Leopold II, he was the eldest son of Archduke Charles of Austria, who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at Aspern (1809), and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. He was the nephew of the Emperor Francis II, and cousin to Emperor Franz Joseph's father Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, and served under Franz Joseph.

Born in Vienna, from an early age he had a military disposition, which his father encouraged. Albrecht was subject to a mild form of epilepsy, according to report, but this did not visibly interfere with his military career.

He entered the Austrian army in 1837 with Feldmarshal Joseph Radetzky as his military governor. Having received a thorough military education, Albrecht was named a Generalmajor in 1840 and promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant in 1843."
Monarch Ranking: Arch Duke / Arch Duchess

Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Arch Duke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik

Country or Empire of Influence: Austria

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