Hermann von Spaun


Hermann Freiherr von Spaun was an admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy from December 1897 to October 1904.

Background

Spaun was born in 1833 in Vienna the capital of the Austrian Empire as the son of Joseph von Spaun and Franziska Roner Edle von Ehrenwert. He married Emma Lobmeyr on 28 April 1893 in Trieste.

Honours

The cruiser SMS Admiral Spaun was named in his honour.

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