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Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal

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Prussian field marshal (1810-1900)

Lived 1810 to 1900 · aged 90
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Karl Konstantin Albrecht Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal was an officer of the Prussian Army and field marshal of the Imperial German Army, chiefly remembered for his decisive intervention at the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866, his victories at Wörth and Weißenburg, and above all his refusal to bombard Paris in 1870 during...

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Statue of BlumenthalStatue of BlumenthalThe German Headquarters at Versailles, 1870, by Anton von Werner. Leonhardt von Blumenthal standing to the left of the pictureThe German Headquarters at Versailles, 1870, by Anton von Werner. Leonhardt von Blumenthal standing to the left of the pictureThe Crown Prince of Saxony and the Crown Prince of Prussia. Leonhardt von Blumenthal at left of picture. From a painting by Carl SteffeckThe Crown Prince of Saxony and the Crown Prince of Prussia. Leonhardt von Blumenthal at left of picture. From a painting by Carl SteffeckLeonhardt von Blumenthal next to Bismarck, shaking hands with General von Hartmann at the Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles in 1871. Detail of a painting by Anton von WernerLeonhardt von Blumenthal next to Bismarck, shaking hands with General von Hartmann at the Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles in 1871. Detail of a painting by Anton von WernerThe Crown Prince visiting the body of General Douay after the victory at Weisenburg. Leonhardt von Blumenthal is the short man standing directly behind the Crown Prince.The Crown Prince visiting the body of General Douay after the victory at Weisenburg. Leonhardt von Blumenthal is the short man standing directly behind the Crown Prince.

Awards 21

1877Order of the Black Eagle
1877honorary doctor of the University of Halle-Wittenberg
1872dotation
1871honorary citizen of Düsseldorf
1864Pour le Mérite
Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of St. George, 4th class
honorary member
Royal Order of the Seraphim
Order of Saint Anna
Military Order of Max Joseph
Order of Military Merit (Württemberg)
Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
Order of the Wendish Crown
Order of Leopold IV
Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
House Order of Hohenzollern
honorary citizenship
honorary citizen of Magdeburg
Iron Cross, 1st class

Connected to Leonhard 6

Karl Anton, Prince of HohenzollernAlso won honorary citizen of DüsseldorfErich WeinertAlso won honorary citizen of MagdeburgHeinrich von StephanAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Halle-WittenbergAnton von SchmerlingAlso won honorary citizenshipNicolas Joseph MaisonAlso won Military Order of Max JosephGunther PlüschowAlso won Military Merit Order (Bavaria)

About this person

Karl Konstantin Albrecht Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal was an officer of the Prussian Army and field marshal of the Imperial German Army, chiefly remembered for his decisive intervention at the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866, his victories at Wörth and Weißenburg, and above all his refusal to bombard Paris in 1870 during the siege, of which he was in command.

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Lived 1810 to 1900 · aged 90
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