Charles de Schwartzenberg
French-born Ottoman statesman and soldier (1809–1878) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the French-born Ottoman soldier of German descent. For the Ottoman physician of German-Jewish origins, see Emin Pasha.
Charles de Schwartzenberg-Schwarzburg (1809 – December 1878), also known as General Baron de Schwartzenberg[2] and Emin Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: امين پاشا; Modern Turkish: Emin Paşa), was a French-born Belgian aristocrat, soldier, and statesman of German descent. Schwartzenberg was in the service of multiple armies of his age. He was most notably employed in the Ottoman army, which he was a part of for nearly 20 years (albeit irregularly), attaining the rank of Pasha by 1859. Schwartzenberg documented his experiences up to 1863 in his memoir, simply entitled Mémoires.[3]
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Born | 1809 Halle, Kingdom of Westphalia, First French Empire (modern-day Germany) |
Died | December 1878 (aged 68 or 69) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Spouse | Augustine de Norman d’Audenhove |
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Occupation | Aristocrat, soldier, statesman, memoirist |
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Years of service | Irregularly, between 1821 – 1878 |
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