Adolf von Schwarzenberg

Field Marshal Adolf von Schwarzenberg Count of Schwarzenberg
Adolf, First count of Schwarzenberg
Born	1547 Gimborn, Marienheide, Duchy of Berg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	29 July 1600(1600-07-29) (aged 52–53) Pápa, Kingdom of Hungary, Holy Roman Empire
Buried	Vienna Arsenal
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire
Rank	General
Conflicts	European wars of religion Ottoman–Habsburg wars Long Turkish War Pápa mutiny
Children	Adam, Count of Schwarzenberg (son)
Relations	Johann Adolf, Prince of Schwarzenberg Adam Franz Ferdinand, Prince of Schwarzenberg Joseph I Adam of Schwarzenberg Johann I, Prince of Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg

Count Adolf von Schwarzenberg (1547 – 29 July 1600) was a general of the Holy Roman Empire whose sword, along with that of his descendant Prince Karl Philipp, is preserved in the arsenal of Vienna. He fought in the wars of religion, but was chiefly distinguished in the wars against the Turks on the eastern frontier. He was killed in a mutiny of the soldiers at Pápa in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1600 during the Long Turkish War.

His only son was Adam von Schwarzenberg (1583–1641), advisor of George William, Elector of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War.

See also

• House of Schwarzenberg

References

Attribution

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schwarzenberg, Karl Philipp, Prince zu". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.