Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (d. 1845)
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia (German: Heinrich Joseph Johannes, Graf von Bellegarde or sometimes Heinrich von Bellegarde) (29 August 1756 – 22 July 1845), of a noble Savoyard family, was born in Saxony, joined the Saxon army and later entered Habsburg military service, where he became a general officer serving in the Habsburg border wars, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He became a Generalfeldmarschall and statesman.
1756Aug, 29
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde
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Black Hole of Calcutta
A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. - 30Jul
Catherine Palace
In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers. - 29Aug
Seven Years' War
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.