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| death_date ={{death-date and age|26 December 1823|24 May 1741}}
  
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| birth_place =[[Illingen, Baden-Württemberg|Illingen]], [[Holy Roman Empire]]
 
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| battles =[[French Revolutionary Wars]]<br>[[Napoleonic Wars]]
  
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| awards =[[Knight of the Teutonic Order]] (1765)
 
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| laterwork =[[Proprietor (Inhaber)|Inhaber]] Infantry Regiment Nr. 49<br>[[Privy Councilor]] (1807)<br>[[Chamberlain (office)|Chamberlain]] (1807)<br>[[Aulic Council]] (1810&ndash;1813)
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'''Wilhelm Lothar Maria, Freiherr von Kerpen''' (24 May 1741 – 26 December 1823) joined the army of [[Habsburg Austria]] and rose to the rank of [[general officer]] during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]. He led a brigade under [[Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] during the [[War of the First Coalition]]. In the spring of 1796 he transferred to Italy where he commanded a brigade at the start of the [[Montenotte Campaign]]. Later that year he was ordered to help defend the [[County of Tyrol]]. After being promoted to [[Feldmarschall-Leutnant]], he led a force against [[Barthélemy Catherine Joubert]]'s French corps at [[Salorno]], [[Klausen, South Tyrol|Klausen]], and [[Brixen]] in March 1797. That year he became [[Proprietor (Inhaber)]] of Infantry Regiment Nr. 49, a position he held until his death.
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'''Wilhelm Lothar Maria, Freiherr von Kerpen''' (24 May 1741 – 26 December 1823) joined the army of Habsburg Austria and rose to the rank of [[general officer]] during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]]. He led a brigade under [[Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld]] during the [[War of the First Coalition]]. In the spring of 1796 he transferred to Italy where he commanded a brigade at the start of the [[Montenotte Campaign]]. Later that year he was ordered to help defend the County of Tyrol. After being promoted to [[Feldmarschall-Leutnant]], he led a force against [[Barthélemy Catherine Joubert]]'s French corps at [[Salorno]], [[Klausen, South Tyrol|Klausen]], and [[Brixen]] in March 1797. That year he became [[Proprietor (Inhaber)]] of Infantry Regiment Nr. 49, a position he held until his death.
   
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Kerpen was deputy to the commanding general of [[Bohemia]] from 1803 to 1807. He became Imperial Privy Councilor and Chamberlain in 1807. He was commanding general of Inner Austria from 1807 to 1809, during which time he received promotion to [[Feldzeugmeister]]. He served as Vice President of the [[Aulic Council]] from January 1810 to November 1813. In the latter year he retired from military service. He died at [[Vienna]] in 1823, having never married.
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Kerpen was deputy to the commanding general of Bohemia from 1803 to 1807. He became Imperial Privy Councilor and Chamberlain in 1807. He was commanding general of Inner Austria from 1807 to 1809, during which time he received promotion to [[Feldzeugmeister]]. He served as Vice President of the [[Aulic Council]] from January 1810 to November 1813. In the latter year he retired from military service. He died at Vienna in 1823, having never married.
 
 
 
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==References==
 
*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=[[Digby Smith|Smith, Digby]] |year=1998 |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9}}
  
*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=[[Digby Smith|Smith, Digby]] |year=1998 |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9}}
 
*{{cite web|last=[[Digby Smith|Smith, Digby]] |coauthors=Kudrna, Leopold |publisher=The Napoleon Series |year=2008 |accessdate=27 September 2012 |title=A Biographical Dictionary of all Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815: Kerpen, Wilhelm Lothar Maria Freiherr von |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/Austria/AustrianGenerals/c_AustrianGeneralsK.html#K19}}
  
*{{cite web|last=[[Digby Smith|Smith, Digby]] |coauthors=Kudrna, Leopold |publisher=The Napoleon Series |year=2008 |accessdate=27 September 2012 |title=A Biographical Dictionary of all Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815: Kerpen, Wilhelm Lothar Maria Freiherr von |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/Austria/AustrianGenerals/c_AustrianGeneralsK.html#K19}}
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Wilhelm Lothar Maria von Kerpen
Born 24 May 1741 (1741-05-24)
Died 26 December 1823 (1823-12-27) (aged 82)
Place of birth Illingen, Holy Roman Empire
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Allegiance Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
Service/branch Infantry
Rank Feldzeugmeister
Battles/wars French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Awards Knight of the Teutonic Order (1765)
Other work Inhaber Infantry Regiment Nr. 49
Privy Councilor (1807)
(1807)
Aulic Council (1810–1813)

Wilhelm Lothar Maria, Freiherr von Kerpen (24 May 1741 – 26 December 1823) joined the army of Habsburg Austria and rose to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a brigade under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld during the War of the First Coalition. In the spring of 1796 he transferred to Italy where he commanded a brigade at the start of the Montenotte Campaign. Later that year he was ordered to help defend the County of Tyrol. After being promoted to Feldmarschall-Leutnant, he led a force against Barthélemy Catherine Joubert's French corps at Salorno, Klausen, and Brixen in March 1797. That year he became Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 49, a position he held until his death.

Kerpen was deputy to the commanding general of Bohemia from 1803 to 1807. He became Imperial Privy Councilor and Chamberlain in 1807. He was commanding general of Inner Austria from 1807 to 1809, during which time he received promotion to Feldzeugmeister. He served as Vice President of the Aulic Council from January 1810 to November 1813. In the latter year he retired from military service. He died at Vienna in 1823, having never married.

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