Ludwig Alfred von Eimannsberger was the only son of Major Ludwig Matthäus Eimannsberger from Vienna and his wife Ernestine, daughter of Major General Robert von Kutschenbach (also spelt Kutzschenbach) regimental commander of the Imperial and Royal ("German": kaiserlich und königlich, typically abbreviated as k.u.k.) . Ludwig Matthäus was a professional officer and would eventually serve with the k.u.k 52nd Infantry Regiment (Archduke Friedrich). He would serve on the general staff of the regiment and as a general teacher and would take part in the Second Italian War of Independence, Austro-Prussian War and the Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878. During the campaign in Bosnia, he was shot through the chest in the street fighting that marked the campaign in Sarajevo on the 19 August 1878 and succumbed to his injury on the 4 September of that same year. Due to his death in action, he was posthumously awarded the Order of the Iron Crown III Class with War Decorations on 20 October 1878. Through this award, his widow Ernestine had the right to apply for tax-free elevation to the hereditary knighthood, which she did on 28 June 1880. The request was granted on 14 September 1880 by the highest resolution.