Hermann von Spaun

Hermann von Spaun
von Spaun
Born	(1833-05-09)9 May 1833 Vienna, Austrian Empire (today Austria)
Died	28 May 1919(1919-05-28) (aged 86) Gorizia (today Italy)
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary
Service/branch	Imperial and Royal War Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chef der Marinesektion (Commander of Navy) (December 1897-October 1904)

Hermann Freiherr von Spaun (9 May 1833 – 28 May 1919) was an admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from December 1897 to October 1904.

Background

Born into the Swabian noble family of Spaun, Hermann was the son of Joseph von Spaun (1788-1865), an advisor in the imperial court who was elevated to baronial rank in 1859, and Franziska Roner Edle von Ehrenwert (1795-1890). He married Emma Lobmeyr on 28 April 1893 in Trieste.

Honours

The cruiser SMS Admiral Spaun was named in his honour.

Orders and decorations

Austrian Empire:^[1]
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class with War Decoration, 1866;^[2] 1st Class, 1898^[3]
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889;^[4] Grand Cross, 1900^[3]
Kingdom of Greece: Commander of the Redeemer^[1]
Kingdom of Italy: Grand Officer of Saints Maurice and Lazarus^[1]
Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun^[1]
Mexican Empire: Officer of the Order of Guadalupe^[1]
Principality of Montenegro: Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Danilo I^[1]
Ottoman Empire: Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class^[1]
Persian Empire: Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1st Class^[1]
Kingdom of Portugal: Commander of the Military Order of Christ, with Star^[1]
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Red Eagle, 1st Class^[1]
Russian Empire: Knight of the White Eagle^[1]
Spain: Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^[1]
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of St Michael and St George, 30 June 1905 – in recognition of his services on the International Commission of Inquiry into the North Sea Incident^[5]

Literature

A. Schmidt-Brentano: "Spaun Hermann Frh. von". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 13, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5, p. 6 f. (Direct links to "p. 6", "p. 7")

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "K. u. K. Kriegsmarine: Kriegs-ministerium, Marine-Sektion", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1904, p. 293, retrieved 17 March 2021
^ "Ritter-Orden: Oesterreichsch-kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1897, p. 84, retrieved 5 February 2021
^ ^a ^b "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 57, 81, retrieved 17 March 2021
^ "Ritter-Orden: Oesterreichsch-kaiserlicher Leopold-orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1897, p. 71, retrieved 5 February 2021
^ "No. 27811". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 June 1905. p. 4549.