Karl von Thun und Hohenstein

Karl von Thun und Hohenstein (1803–1876) was an Austrian officer who was notable for being the main Austrian commander at the Battle of Blumenau of the Austro-Prussian War.

Biography Karl was born on January 24, 1803, in Vienna as the son of landowner Count Joseph Johann Anton von Thun und Hohenstein (1767–1810) and Countess Eleonore von Thun und Hohenstein, née Fritsch (1775–1834), and younger brother of politician Joseph Matthias von Thun und Hohenstein (1794 –1863).

Count Thun began his military career in 1820 as a cadet in the cavalry and became a second lieutenant in 1821, a first lieutenant in 1826 and a captain-lieutenant in the infantry in 1831. With his regiment he took part in most battles of the First Italian War of Independence and then served as a major general and brigade commander in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, participating in the battles of Komárom and Temesvár.

Karl later died on January 16, 1876, at Trieste at the age of 72.

He had been married to Johanna née Freiin von Koller (1809–1891) since March 7, 1833. The marriage remained childless.