Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz

General Prince Alfred Candidus Ferdinand zu Windisch-Graetz
Prince Windisch-Graetz in an 1852 lithograph
Born	(1787-05-11)11 May 1787 Brussels, Austrian Netherlands
Died	21 March 1862(1862-03-21) (aged 74) Vienna, Austrian Empire
Allegiance	Austrian Empire
Battles/wars	Battle of Leipzig (1813) Battle of Pákozd (1848) Battle of Schwechat (1848) Battle of Komárom (1849) Battle of Segesvár (1849)

GeneralAlfred Candidus Ferdinand, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (German: Alfred Candidus Ferdinand Fürst zu Windisch-Grätz; 11 May 1787 – 21 March 1862), a member of the Bohemian noble Windisch-Graetz family, was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army.

Originally from Styria, the Windisch-Graetz dynasty had received Inkolat rights of nobility by the Bohemian Crown in 1574. Alfred was born in Brussels, then capital of the Austrian Netherlands, the son of Count Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz (1744–1802) and his second wife, Duchess Maria Leopoldine Franziska of Arenberg. The family took its residence at Tachau (Tachov), the lordship had been purchased by Alfred's father in 1781.

On 15 June 1817 he married Princess Eleonore of Schwarzenberg.

He started service in the Habsburg imperial army in 1804. As an Austrian army officer he distinguished himself throughout the wars fought by the Habsburg Monarchy in the 19th century.

Windisch-Grätz participated in all the wars against Napoleon and fought with distinction at the Battle of Leipzig and in the campaign of 1814. In 1833, he was named Field Marshal (German: Feldmarschall).