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'''Tassilo Graf Festetics de Tolna''' (2 June 1813 – 7 February  1883) was a Royal Hungarian court official and an Austrian [[General of the cavalry (Austria)|''General der Kavallerie'']], who commanded the Austrian IV Army Corps during the [[Austro-Prussian War]].
==Biography==
Born in Vienna into the noble family ''[[Festetics family|Festetics de Tolna]]'', Tassilo Festetics was the grandson of the agricultural pioneer György Festetics. In 1827 he joined the Chevauxlegers Regiment No. 2 as a second lieutenant. He served in the army until he left active service on 15 February 1846. Recalled, he took part in the suppression of the [[Kraków uprising]] and in the [[First Italian War of Independence|campaign in Italy in 1849]]. On 31 July 1849 he returned to active service as a lieutenant colonel and from September 1849 to July 1857 he commanded Hussar Regiment No. 7.
On 25 July 1857, he was promoted to major general, and on 3 April 1858 he received command of a brigade in the V Army Corps. He led his brigade in the [[Battle of Solferino]]. For his performance, he was awarded the [[Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)|Order of the Iron Crown]] 2nd Class. On 21 January 1864, he was promoted to [[field marshal lieutenant|''Feldmarshall-Leutnant'']].
During the [[Austro-Prussian War]] of 1866, he received the command of the IV Army Corps, which was part of the North Army, and led it in the [[battle of Königgrätz]], where he was wounded by shrapnel in the foot.
On 3 October 1866, he received the Grand Cross of the [[Order of Leopold (Austria)|Order of Leopold]] and on 15 August 1869, he was awarded the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]]. On 20  April 1879 he was promoted to ''General der Kavallerie''.
Tassilo Festetics de Tolna died on 7 February 1883 in [[Petrovardin]].
==References==
* Oscar Criste, ''Festetics de Tolna, Tassilo Graf'' in'' Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB). Band 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, S. 523 f.
* [[Geoffrey Wawro]], ''The Austro-Prussian War. Austria´s War with Prussia and Italy in 1866'', Cambridge 1996.
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