Franz Moritz von Lacy

**Graf**

Franz Moritz von Lacy
Graf; Franz Moritz von Lacy
	Count von Lacy
Born	21 October 1725; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	24 November 1801 (aged 76); Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Buried	Neuwaldegg, Vienna
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire
Service/branch	Habsburg Empire
Years of service	1743–1790s
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Velletri; Seven Years' War Battle of Lobositz; Battle of Prague; Battle of Breslau; Battle of Leuthen; Battle of Hochkirch; Battle of Kunersdorf; Siege of Dresden; Battle of Torgau; War of the Bavarian Succession; Austro-Turkish War
Relations	Peter Graf von Lacy (father)
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Franz Moritz Graf^[1] von Lacy (English: Francis Maurice de Lacy; Irish: Proinsias Muiris de Lása; Russian: Борис Петрович Ласси, tr. Boris Petrovich Lassi; 21 October 1725 – 24 November 1801)^[2] was a Baltic German-born Austrian military leader, he was the son of Count Peter von Lacy and was a famous Austrian field marshal. He served during the reign of Maria Theresa and was a close friend to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, becoming one of the latter's advisers. Lacy was made a count of the Holy Roman Empire.^[3]

^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
^ Edward de Lacy-Bellingari (1928), The roll of the house of Lacy: pedigrees, military memoirs and synoptical history of the ancient and illustrious family of De Lacy, from the earliest times, in all its branches, to the present day. Full notices on allied families and a memoir of the Brownes (Camas). Baltimore, MD: Waverly Press, viii & 409 pp. (accessible online)
^ Newerkla, Stefan Michael (2020), "Das irische Geschlecht O'Reilly und seine Verbindungen zu Österreich und Russland" [The Irish O'Reilly family and their connections to Austria and Russia]. In: Diachronie – Ethnos – Tradition: Studien zur slawischen Sprachgeschichte [Diachrony – Ethnos – Tradition: Studies in Slavic Language History]. Eds. Jasmina Grković-Major, Natalia B. Korina, Stefan M. Newerkla, Fedor B. Poljakov, Svetlana M. Tolstaja. Brno: Tribun EU, pp. 259–279 (accessible online), here pp. 259–261.

[1] Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

[2] Edward de Lacy-Bellingari (1928), The roll of the house of Lacy: pedigrees, military memoirs and synoptical history of the ancient and illustrious family of De Lacy, from the earliest times, in all its branches, to the present day. Full notices on allied families and a memoir of the Brownes (Camas). Baltimore, MD: Waverly Press, viii & 409 pp. (accessible online)

[3] Newerkla, Stefan Michael (2020), "Das irische Geschlecht O'Reilly und seine Verbindungen zu Österreich und Russland" [The Irish O'Reilly family and their connections to Austria and Russia]. In: Diachronie – Ethnos – Tradition: Studien zur slawischen Sprachgeschichte [Diachrony – Ethnos – Tradition: Studies in Slavic Language History]. Eds. Jasmina Grković-Major, Natalia B. Korina, Stefan M. Newerkla, Fedor B. Poljakov, Svetlana M. Tolstaja. Brno: Tribun EU, pp. 259–279 (accessible online), here pp. 259–261.

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Graf Franz Moritz von Lacy
Count von Lacy
Born	(1725-10-21)21 October 1725 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	24 November 1801(1801-11-24) (aged 76) Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Buried	Neuwaldegg, Vienna
Allegiance	Holy Roman Empire
Service/branch	Habsburg Empire
Years of service	1743–1790s
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Velletri Seven Years' War Battle of Lobositz Battle of Prague Battle of Breslau Battle of Leuthen Battle of Hochkirch Battle of Kunersdorf Siege of Dresden Battle of Torgau War of the Bavarian Succession Austro-Turkish War
Relations	Peter Graf von Lacy (father)
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