Who was Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld?
Q: Who was Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld?
A: Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (German Friedrich Josias von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld) was a famous general of the Habsburg Emperors. He was born at Schloß Ehrenburg in Coburg, and was the youngest son of Duke Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Anna Sophie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Q: What rank did he reach in the Habsburg military?
A: By 1773, he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Field Marshal in the Habsburg military.
Q: How did his son Frederick come into existence?
A: During an occupation of Moldavia by his army corps under Freiherr von Laudon, Josias met Therese Stroffeck, a regular person. On September 24, 1789, she gave birth to their son named Frederick. After their return to Coburg on December 24th that year, Josias married Therese and acknowledged himself as the father of Frederick.
Q: Was Frederick ennobled by the Austrian Emperor?
A: Yes; on August 25th 1808, Frederick was ennobled by the Austrian Emperor.
Q: What battles did Prince Frederick fight during his career?
A: During his career as a general for the Habsburgs, Prince Frederick fought in several battles including The Seven Years' War; The Russo Turkish Austrian War; The Battle Of Focşani; The Battle Of Rymnik; The Flanders Campaign; The Battle Of Neerwinden; The Battle Of Aldenhoven; And finally -The Battle Of Fleurus.
Q: Did he succeed in all these battles?
A: No - while he succeeded in many battles such as capturing Khotyn in Bessarabia and sharing Aleksandr Suvorov's success at Focşani (August 1st 1789), occupying Moldavia and beating Grand Vizier Koca Yusuf Pasha at Rymnik (1788), returning regions to Austrian control after victories over France during Revolutionary Wars (Neerwinden & Aldenhoven); He suffered losses due to poor positioning which caused disunity amongst Allied powers at Fleurus (26 June).
Q: Where did Prince Fredrick die ? A: After suffering losses due to poor positioning during battle at Fleurus ,Prince Fredrick resigned from position as Field Marshal .He then went back to Coburg where he later died .
