Franz de Paula Ulrich , 3rd Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Franz de Paula Ulrich , 3rd Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz und Tettau , was a Bohemian noble and general in service of the House of Habsburg . He was born in Zlonice , Bohemia , 23 June 1726 , and died in Prague , Bohemia ( present day Czech Republic ) 19 December 1792 . Originally a career bureaucrat in Habsburg state service , he inherited the family properties and title following the deaths of his father and his uncle in 1749 , and the childless death of his cousin in 1752 . Upon his succession , he left state service and joined the Habsburg military . He distinguished himself in several battles of the Seven Years War , particularly at the battles of Lobositz and Kolin . He retired from the military in 1778 , just prior to the War of the Bavarian Succession , to care for his widespread estates in Moravia , Bohemia , and Vienna . He died in 1792 . Family and career . His father , Count Philip Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau ( 1700 – 1749 ) , was a Habsburg state administrator , jurist , and ambassador to the Court of St . James ' s . After the death of his second wife in 1720 , he married Maria Carolina , Countess of Martinitz : from this marriage , he had four sons and four daughters . For the eldest son , Franz de Paula Ulrich , he planned a career in government service , similar to his own , which his son accepted . Franz de Paula Ulrich served for a short time in the " Hofrat " ( High Council ) in a juridical position . While in this branch of the state service , on 12 September 1749 , he married Maria Sidonie Countess of Hohenzollern - Hechingen ( 1729 – 1815 ) ; they had four children : Philipp Joseph , Joseph , Wenzel Octavian and Maria Anna . In 1752 , his cousin , the Fürst Franz Joseph , died childless ; his own father had died in 1749 , as had his uncle . The allodial seat came to him . After his succession , he gave up state bureaucratic service and joined the Army . He was assigned to the Regiment " Colledo " in 1754 , and in the following year , promoted to Colonel and regimental commander . He led this regiment during the Battle of Lobositz , the first battle of the Seven Years War and the following year he was promoted to Major General , on 25 June 1757 ( effective 26 January 1757 ) . Digby Smith . Franz Ulrich Kinsky . < / ref > In the second campaign of the war , 1757 , he commanded the Infantry Regiment " Bolla " , in the Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolin . During the battle , he led his regiment to secluded , low ground where they fixed their bayonets and fell upon the Prussian flank ; his regiment fought against twice their number , and the Prussians were armed with two cannons . In the battle he was so badly wounded he had to be carried from the field . Reportedly , General Loudon wrote to the Empress that she should put the Order in the regimental flag . He received the Knights Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa on 7 March 1758 . He returned to the field for the Battle of Mansfeld , in September of that year , his horse was killed by a cannonball , and he received a severe contusion . In the third campaign , he participated in the Battle of Hochkirch , in which Leopold Josef Graf Daun masterminded an early morning attack on the Prussian camp . In this battle , he lost two horses when they were shot from under him . He received the Commanders Cross on 15 September 1758 , and was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal on 19 March 1759 . In 1767 , he was appointed " Feldzeugmeister " , of General of Artillery ; he also became a member of the Imperial Privy Council on 28 January 1767 . He served as Director - General of Artillery , from February 1772 to 1778 , when he was promoted to Field Marshal in March of that year . In this capacity , he participated in the War of the Bavarian Succession . In 1761 , the Emperor appointed him as Colonel and Proprietor ( Inhaber ) of the Infantry Regiment N°36 , a position he held until his death 18 December 1792 . He retired from the military service in 1779 , and managed his extensive properties in Vienna , Prague and Moravia . He received the Order of the Golden Fleece on 21 September 1771 .