patron of the arts
Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein.
British Army general (1762-1823)
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About Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein
Count Ferdinand Ernst Joseph Gabriel von Waldstein und Wartenberg was a Czech and German nobleman and patron of the arts. A member of the Bohemian House of Waldstein (Valdštejn) and an early patron of Ludwig van Beethoven, his political and military roles included the office of a Geheimrat in Bonn, commander (Komtur) of the Teutonic Order, and (briefly) colonel of a light infantry regiment that he had raised. One of Beethoven's piano sonatas is named after him.
Everything about Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein →- Occupation
- patron of the arts, military personnel, composer, lieutenant general
- Position held
- Geheimrat
- Citizenship
- Austrian Empire
- Born
- March 24, 1762
- Died
- May 26, 1823, August 29, 1823