Giuseppe Federico Palombini

Giuseppe Federico Palombini
Joseph Friedrich von Palombini
Giuseppe Federico Palombini
Born(1774-12-03)3 December 1774
Rome, Italy
Died25 April 1850(1850-04-25) (aged 75)
Grochowice (Grochwitz), Prussia
AllegianceItaly Cisalpine Republic
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Austrian Empire Austrian Empire
Service / branchCavalry, Infantry
Years of serviceItaly 1796–1802
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) 1802–1814
Austrian Empire 1814–1824
RankKingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) General of Division
Austrian Empire Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Iron Crown, 1806
Légion d'Honneur, 1810
Order of the Red Eagle, 1846
Other workBaron of the Empire, 1811

Giuseppe Federico Palombini or Joseph Friedrich von Palombini (3 December 1774 – 25 April 1850) became an Italian division commander during the Napoleonic Wars. He joined the army of the Cispadane Republic in 1796 and fought at Faenza in 1797. He became commander of a dragoon regiment in 1798. He became commander of the Napoleone Dragoons, of the Cisalpine Republic army, in 1802. He fought as an ally of the French at Kolberg and Stralsund in 1807. He married the daughter of Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (Dombrowski) in 1806.

Transferred to Spain, he fought in Domenico Pino's division at Roses, Cardadeu, Molins de Rei, Valls and Gerona and was promoted general of brigade in 1809. He led a brigade at El Pla and Tarragona in 1811 and was promoted general of division. He led his division at Saguntum, Valencia and Castro Urdiales in 1811–1813. Transferring to Italy, he fought at Cerknica in 1813 and Peschiera del Garda in 1814. After collapse of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1814, he joined the army of the Austrian Empire, becoming a Feldmarschall-Leutnant. He became the Inhaber (proprietor) of the 36th Line Infantry Regiment in 1817. He retired in 1824 and died in 1850 at his wife's castle in Grochwitz near Herzberg (Elster).