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Graf von Friedrich Ludwig Truchsess Waldburg
1776–1844
A Prussian count who moved between the worlds of war, diplomacy, and politics, he served his state during the upheavals of the Napoleonic era and later represented Prussia abroad. His life links the old noble order with the turbulent reshaping of Europe in the early nineteenth century.
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Nouvelle relation de l'itinéraire de Napoléon, de Fontainebleau à l'Île d'Elbe
by Graf von Friedrich Ludwig Truchsess Waldburg
About the author
Born on October 25, 1776, in Tangermünde, Friedrich Ludwig III. Truchsess zu Waldburg came from the Waldburg-Capustigall branch of an old noble family. He became a Prussian officer and rose to the rank of lieutenant general, building a career at a time when Prussia and much of Europe were being transformed by war and political change.
He was active not only in military service but also in public affairs as a diplomat and politician. Sources identify him as a Prussian representative in the Kingdom of Sardinia, and he spent his later years in diplomatic service in Turin, where he died on August 18, 1844.
His career makes him a good example of the aristocratic statesmen of his age: men expected to command troops, negotiate between courts, and serve the state in more than one arena. That mix of soldier, envoy, and political figure gives his story a broader importance than a simple military biography.