Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

General

Prince Alfred Candidus Ferdinand

zu Windischgrätz
Born(1787-05-11)11 May 1787
Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
Died21 March 1862(1862-03-21) (aged 74)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Allegiance Austrian Empire
Battles / wars
Alfred I
Prince of Windischgrätz
Born(1787-05-11)11 May 1787
Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
Died21 March 1862(1862-03-21) (aged 74)
Vienna
Noble familyWindisch-Graetz
Spouse(s)Princess Eleonore of Schwarzenberg
Issue
  • Alfred II, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
  • Victorin Leopold Karl Prinz zu Windischgrätz
  • Joseph Alois Niclas Fürst Windischgrätz
  • Ludwig von Windischgrätz
  • August Joseph Nicolaus Windischgrätz
FatherJoseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz
MotherDuchess Maria Leopoldine Franziska of Arenberg

General Alfred Candidus Ferdinand, Prince of Windischgrätz (German: Alfred Candidus Ferdinand Fürst zu Windischgrätz; 11 May 1787  21 March 1862), a member of an old Austro-Bohemian House of Windischgrätz, was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army. He is most noted for his service during the Napoleonic Wars and for his role in suppressing the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire.