Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg

Austrian military officer

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1732

Place of Birth: Kirchberg an der Jagst, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1796

Profession: general officer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Friedrich William, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg was born in Kirchberg, Hohenlohe, (now part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany) on 2 December 1732.
He was a member of an old comital and, subsequently, princely (Fürstlich) family of Hohenlohe, with extensive properties on the plateau south of the Main river, between the Imperial City of Schwäbisch Hall and the old Franconian city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. He had a distinguished career in the Austrian army in the Seven Years' War, the War of Bavarian Succession, and the French Revolutionary Wars.
An experienced, if old-fashioned, general, he was chosen to mentor the young Archduke Charles, who was assigned to his staff during the 1792 campaign in France.
From 1780 until his death, he was the Colonel-Proprietor of the 17th Infantry Regiment.