Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
| Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg | |
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Count Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg: portrait with the marshal's baton by Gian Antonio Guardi, 1741
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| Born |
8 August 1661 Emden, Brandenburg-Prussia |
| Died | 14 March 1747 (aged 85) Verona, Republic of Venice |
| Allegiance |
 Brandenburg-Prussia Electorate of Saxony Republic of Venice
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| Service/branch |
Royal Saxon Army Venetian Army |
| Years of service | 1687–1716 |
| Rank |
Lieutenant General (Saxony) Field Marshal (Venice) |
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| Other work | Art collector |
Great Turkish War
Great Northern War
Reichsfreiherr and Reichsgraf Marshal Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (8 August 1661 – 14 March 1747) was a German aristocrat and general of Brandenburg-Prussian background who served in the Saxon and Venetian armies in the early 18th century and found a second career in retirement in Venice, as a grand collector and patron. His sister was Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal. His father was .
Schulenburg was born in Emden near Magdeburg.
Between 1687 and 1688 Schulenburg fought with the Imperial troops against the Turks in Hungary. On his return he rose in the ranks of the army of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1699 he became a Colonel in the German regiment in the service of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, and was severely wounded in 1701. In 1702 he joined the Saxon Army and fought in the Great Northern War against Charles XII of Sweden and suffered defeats in the Battle of Klissow and the Battle of Fraustadt. In 1707 he returned to Western Europe and fought under Prince Eugene at the Battle of Oudenaarde and the Battle of Malplaquet in the wars of Spanish Succession.
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