Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg

Franz Philipp Graf von Lamberg ( born November 30, 1791 in Mór (peat ) in Fejér county, Hungary, † September 28, 1848 in Budapest) was an Austrian field marshal lieutenant who was killed during the Hungarian Revolution. He came from a generation of them uradeligen From Lamberg.

Lamberg began his military career in 1810 as a lieutenant in the Imperial Uhlan Regiment No. 3 and made the war years 1813/14 with the army in France. During the long period of peace following he went through the entire officer career to finally after 32 years of service in 1842 to reach the rank of field marshal lieutenant. There was no indication that his life should take an extraordinary turn.

Only the fact that he was also a loyal Imperial officer and Hungarian magnate, brought him in 1848 after the start of the unrest in Hungary the order to restore as imperial commissioner, provisional Palatine and commander of all troops in Hungary the rest. But Hungary had long since decided otherwise and in Parliament, it was decided to ban the command Lamberg takeover. But the army was issued the instruction to refuse to obey him.

When he tried to take up his post, he was no longer to negotiate with the Hungarian deputies. For he was immediately attacked after his arrival in Pest on the pontoon bridge of an excited crowd and killed on the spot.