Misc. Notes
Feldmarschalleutnants = Lietenant General
K.u.k. = the common army were "Imperial and Royal" - "kaiserlich und königlich"; k.u.k. or common army was organized after the establishment of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy in 1867 and existed until the end of World War I in 1918. (per wiki)
Paper: Feldmarshalleutnants
“gegeben in Unserem Hoflager Godollo am sechsundzwanzigsten Tage des Monates Mai in neunzehnhundert und elften, unferer Reiche im drei und sedrigften jahre.”
-Godollo is a town near Budapest and the home of the Emperor’s summer palace
-26 day of May in the year 1911, 63rd year of his reign
“Feldmarschalleutnants Patent / T.u.th./ fur den k.u.k. Generalmajor des Ruhestandes, Artur Ritter von Dabrowsky”
passport: no 017132, Wagenklasse erste
fur Militarpersonen des Activ- und Ruhestandes bel Relson in Zivilkleidung bzw. Sportkleid
Giltig bis 31 Dezember 1917
Rang: k.u.k feldmarfsfallnntnonts? des Ruhe-standes
Command: ?h. Landreshriplatzhommandoin Wein
Datum: Wien, urm 18 ?Frm? 1913
stamped and signed 1914, 1915, 1916
medals:
-The 1908 Military Jubilee Cross
-Order of the Iron Crown
-Bronzene Jubiläums-Erinnerungsmedaille (The medal was instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph on 18 August 1898 on the occasion of his approaching 50th anniversary of his reign)
-Campaign Medal, "2 December 1873" (2 - Bronze and Gold?)
-Military Merit Cross (2)
-Red Cross Merit medal 1914 (big and little)
-Order of Leopold, Knight
-Military L.S.Cross 3rd type 1890-1918, 3rd class for 25 years
-Military L.S.Cross Officers 3rd type 1890-1918, 2nd class for 40 years
-ALBERT ORDER-SACHSEN ALBRECHTS ORDER commanders neck cross
-RED EAGLE ORDER
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Army#RanksRanks within the Austro-Hungarian Land Force
Officers
Leutnant Hadnagy Lieutenant
Oberleutnant Fohadnagy First Lieutenant
Hauptmann (Rittmeister in the cavalry) Százados Captain
Major Ornagy Major
Oberstleutnant Alezredes Lieutenant-Colonel
Oberst Ezredes Colonel
Generalmajor Vezérornagy Major-General
Feldmarschallleutnant Altábornagy Lieutenant-GeneralGeneral der Infanterie Gyalogsági Tábornok General of the Infantry
General der Kavallerie Lovassági Tábornok General of the Cavalry
Feldzeugmeister Táborszernagy General of the Artillery
Generaloberst (since 1915) Vezérezredes Colonel-General
Feldmarschall Tábornagy Field-Marshal (General of the Army)
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http://www.antiquesatoz.com/napoleon/ausprced.htmOrder of Precedence in Wearing Imperial Austrian Orders and Medals
Every nation has an order of precedence in the status and wearing order of orders, medals and decoration. There are many reasons for these orders: seniority of age, superior prestiege, political status of certain rulers or places and many more. The final Austrain list of 1918, reproduced below, lists 86 items authorized for wearing.
1 Order of the Golden Fleece
2 Grand Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order
3 Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian St. Stephen Order
4 Military Service Cross I. Class
5 Grand Cross of the Leopold Order
6 Leopold Order I. Class
7 Order of the Iron Crown I. Class
8 Grand Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
9 Commanders Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order
10 Commanders Cross of the St. Stephen Order
11 Military Service Cross II. Class
12 Commanders Cross of the Leopold Order
13 Order of the Iron Crown II. Class
14 Commanders Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
15 Knights Cross (Small Cross) of the Military Maria Theresa Order
16 All "Klein-Dekorationen" (Small decorations of high orders)
17 Franz Joseph Cross I. Class
18 Knights Cross of the St. Stephen Order
19 Knights Cross of the Leopold Order
20 Service Star of the Red Cross
21 Officers Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
22 Order of the Iron Crown III. Class
23 Knights Cross of the Franz Joseph Order
24 Golden Bravery Medal for Officers
25 Silver Bravery Medal for Officers
26 Military Service Cross III. Class
27 Service Medal of the Red Cross I. Class
28 Clerical Service Cross I. Class
29 Honor Medals of the Elizabeth-Theresa Institute
30 Rememberance Medal for Archduke Albrecht
31 Honor Medals for Art and Science
32 Ecclesiastical Service Cross II Class
33 Large Military Service Medal
34 Silver Military Service Medal
35 Bronze Military Service Medal
36 Golden Bravery Medal
37 Golden Service Cross with Crown
38 War Cross for Civil Service I Class
39 Franz Joseph Corss II Class
40 Officer's Service Cross for the Red Cross
41 Golden service Cross
42 Silver Bravery Medal I Class
43 Silver Bravery Medal II Class
45 Elizabeth Medal
46 Silver Service Cross with Crown
47 Silver Service Cross
48 Iron Service Cross with Crown
49 Iron Service Cross
50 War Medal of 1873
51 War Cross for Civil Service II Class
52 Rememberance Medal of 1864
53 Tyrol Medal of 1848
54 Tyrol Medal of 1866
55 Emperor Karl Soldier's Cross
56 War Cross for Civil Service III Class
57 Military Long Service Cross I Class for Officers
58 Award for 40 Years Service
59 Miliary Long Service Cross II Class for Officers
60 Military Service Cross III Class for Officers
61 Franz Joseph Corss III Class
62 Honor Award of the Red Cross II Class
63 Honor Award I Class for Enlisted Men
64 Service Cross II Class For Enlisted Men
65 Military Service Cross III Class for Enlisted Men
66 Landsturm Medal of 1908
67 War Cross for Civil Service IV Class
68 Silver Honor Medal of the Red Crosss
69 1898 Jubilee Medal for Officials
70 1898 Jubilee Medal for the Army
71 1898 Jubilee Medal for Civil Service
72 1908 Jubilee Cross
73 Emperor Franz Joseph Rememberance
74 Bosnia-Herzegovina Service Medal
75 Mobilization Service Cross of 1912-13
76 Sea Voyage Medal
77 Wound Medal
78 Bronze Honor Medal of the Red Cross
79 Rettungs and Fireman's Medal
80 Knights of the Sovereign Maltese Order
81 Knights of the German Knights Order
82 Service Medal of the Knights of the Golden Spur
83 Marianer Neck Cross of the German Knights Order
84 Donat Knight Cross of the Sovereign Maltese Order
85 Marianer Cross of the German Knights Order
86 Tyrol Matrikel Medal
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http://www.felix-game.ca/html_files/nobility.htmlIf the first quick look proves satisfying, and you are now really determined to refine your research, you can try and find one of the many
"pocket books" listing Austro-Hungarian nobility.
Among the better known are Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser, Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser Österreichs, Wiener Genealogisches Taschenbuch, etc. Most of these have separate volumes for each year, so volume number and year of issue have to be watched. These are all written in the German language. Among he Hungarian language works are Alan de Muray's A Magyar genealógia strukturája, Béla Kempelen's Magyar nemesi családkönyv, the Magyar Nemzetségi Zsebkönyv published by the Hungarian Heraldic and Genealogical Society, and the original documents, from which most of the above mentioned works took their information: the Libri Regii, better known by their Hungarian name of Királyi Könyvek, published by the Hungarian National Archives (and available from LDS on 35 rolls of microfilm).
***The Austrian patents (Adelsbrief or Nobilitätsdiplom) are kept in one of the branches of the Austrian State Archive. The correct mailing address is:
Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Allgemeines Verwaltungsarchiv
Nottendorfer Gasse 2
1030 Wien
Austria.