Alexander von Koller (3 June 1813 – 29 May 1890) was an Austro-Hungarian military officer, who achieved the rank of general of the cavalry and served as Imperial and Royal Minister of War from 1874 to 1876.
11-479: Koller or Köller is a Germanic surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander von Koller (1813–1890), Austro-Hungarian military officer Alexandru Koller (born 1953), Romanian football player Alice Koller (1925–2020), American writer and academic Ákos Koller (born 1974), Romanian-born Hungarian football player Arnold Koller (born 1933), Swiss politician Ben Koller (born 1980), drummer of
22-798: A daughter, Johanna. Von Koller spent his military career ascending the ranks through service in various regiments of the Imperial and Royal Hussars . In 1848, as a batman , he fought on the Austro-Hungarian side in the First Italian War of Independence , at the Battle of Sommacompagna, a skirmish by the Salizone, and the Battle of Custoza . In 1849, he distinguished himself in skirmishes at Borgo San Siro and Gambolò . In 1859, during
33-474: A long and difficult illness, "there had been a significant improvement" in von Koller's condition, but in the next edition of that paper on 31 May, it was reported that Koller had died at Baden bei Wien . His funeral was attended by Emperor Franz Joseph I . Koehler Koehler is a transliteration of the German occupational surname Köhler , literally meaning " charcoal burner ". Notable people with
44-535: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alexander von Koller Alexander von Koller was born in Prague , the son of Franz von Koller , an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal who had served in the Napoleonic Wars , and Johanna von Gränzenstein. Franz von Koller had received baronial status in 1809. In 1846, Alexander married Auguste Raymann and had two sons, Alexander and August, and
55-740: The Second Italian War of Independence , von Koller was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold for his service. In 1866, during the Third war , he was admitted to the Order of the Iron Crown , Second Class, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant field marshal , and received command of the Imperial and Royal 5th (Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia's) Dragoons. In 1868 he became leader of
66-468: The surname Koller . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Koller&oldid=1215383860 " Categories : Surnames Occupational surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
77-1480: The American band Converge Broncia Koller-Pinell (1863–1934), American painter Cárlos Koller (1890–?), Chilean cyclist Celine Koller (born 1996), Swiss curler Dagmar Koller (born 1939), Austrian actress and singer Daphne Koller (born 1968), American computer scientist David Koller (born 1960), Czech singer Don Koller (born 1942), American politician Edmund Koller (1930–1998), West German bobsledder Franz Koller (born 1947), Austrian farmer and politician Fred Koller (born 1950), American singer-songwriter George Koller (born 1958), Canadian bassist Hans Koller (1921–2003), Austrian jazz musician and painter Hans Koller (born 1970), German-born UK-based jazz pianist Jackie French Koller (born 1948), American author James Koller (1936–2014), American poet Jan Koller (1901–?), Czech sports shooter Jan Koller (born 1973), Czech football player Jenny Thomann-Koller (1866–1949), Swiss gynecologist and pediatrician Johann Koller (1921-?), Austrian field hockey player Karl Koller (ophthalmologist) (1857–1944), Austrian ophthalmologist Karl Koller (general) (1898–1951), German Luftwaffe general Karl Koller (1929–2009), Austrian footballer Károly Koller (1838–1889), Austro-Hungarian photographer and painter Krisztián Koller (born 1983), Hungarian footballer Lou and Pete Koller, members of
88-909: The American band Sick of It All Lorenz Koller (born 1994), Austrian luger Marcel Koller (born 1960), Swiss football player Marco Köller (born 1969), German footballer Marian Wolfgang Koller (1792–1866), Austrian scientist and educator Nicole Koller (born 1997), Swiss racing cyclist Noemie Benczer Koller (born 1933), American nuclear physicist Patrick Koller (born 1983), Austrian freestyle skier Peo Charles Koller (1904–1979) Hungarian-born cytologist and cytogeneticist Rose Koller , Austrian sculptor Rudolf Koller (1828–1905), Swiss painter Uwe Köller (born 1964), German trumpeter Veronika Koller (born 1973), Austrian-British linguist Xavier Koller (born 1944), Oscar-winning filmmaker See also [ edit ] Kohler (disambiguation) Köhler Koehler [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
99-786: The Slavic ( Czech ) majority in the Bohemian population, a German-Austrian majority was assured in the Diet. The measures which von Koller took in pursuit of this goal included corruption and outright violence and ultimately exacerbated the national conflict in Bohemia. His actions in this role were rewarded in Vienna, where he was awarded the Great Cross of the Order of Leopold. In 1873, von Koller
110-665: The lieutenancy in Prague. For this service he was promoted to the First Class of the Order of the Iron Crown and was admitted to the Privy Council . After a period as military commandant of Pressburg , von Koller was appointed Lieutenant Governor and commanding general of Bohemia in 1871. He succeeded in influencing the 1872 elections for the Bohemian Diet in favour of the "constitutional loyalists," so that despite
121-535: Was promoted to the rank of general of the cavalry and in 1874 he was appointed Imperial and Royal Minister of War. On his retirement in 1876, he received the Great Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary . In addition to these honours, he was a lifelong member of the Austrian House of Lords and was Captain of the 1st Archers' Life-Guard. He also received honorary citizenship of several Bohemian towns. A newspaper report of 29 May 1890 claimed that, after
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