Hannibal von Degenfeld

Hannibal von Degenfeld
Engraving of Hannibal von Degenfeld at the time of the Battle of Vienna
Born1647 or 1648
Died12 October 1691
Nauplia
Cause of deathDisease
Buried
Nauplia
AllegianceRepublic of Venice (1666–1669, 1684–1685, 1691)
Dutch Republic (1672–1674)
Denmark–Norway (1674–1678)
Electorate of Bavaria (1681–1683)
Battles / warsSiege of Candia, Siege of Groningen (1672), Siege of Wismar (1675), Siege of Marstrand, Battle of Vienna, Battle of Kalamata (1685)
RelationsChristoph Martin von Degenfeld (father)

Hannibal Freiherr[1] von Degenfeld (1647/8 – 12 October 1691) was a German military officer and nobleman who served the Venetian army, Bavarian Army, Dutch States Army and Royal Danish Army. He fought in Venetian service during the siege of Candia and the Morean War, and helped to establish the Bavarian army and commanded it during the battle of Vienna. Von Degenfeld also served in the Dutch army during the Franco-Dutch War and the Dano-Norwegian army in the Scanian War.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

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