Maximilian Lawrence of Starhemberg

Maximilian Lorenz Graf von Starhemberg ( – 17 September 1689) was an Austrian field marshal as well as the younger brother of Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, who defended Vienna during the siege of Vienna in 1683.

Life Starhemberg was born around 1640, the second son of Count Konrad Balthasar von Starhemberg (1612-1687) by his first wife, Countess Anna Elisabeth von Zinzendorf and Pottendorf (1608-1659). Between 1662 and 1664, Starhemberg worked as a chamberlain for Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Death and funeral Starhemberg was hit with a bullet on 6 September 1689 during the Siege of Mainz and died 11 days later, on 17 September 1689. Starhemberg had chosen to be buried in Bildstein the year before, and he was buried there on 11 October 1689.

Personal life Starhemberg married Dorothea Polixena von Scherffenberg in 1664. They had 1 child. Before joining the Imperial Army, Starhemberg signed a marriage contract that ensured his wife would be taken care of in the event of his death.