Ernst Gideon von Laudon

**Freiherr**

Ernst Gideon von Laudon
Freiherr; Ernst Gideon von Laudon
	Portrait, c. 1780
Born	13 February 1717; Toce mõisa, Tootzen, Swedish Livonia; (in present-day Toce, Madona Municipality, Latvia)
Died	14 July 1790 (aged 73); Nový Jičín, Moravian Margraviate, Holy Roman Empire
Buried	Hadersdorf, Vienna
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Holy Roman Empire (from 1742)
Branch	Imperial Army
Service years	1732–1790
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Conflicts	War of the Polish Succession Siege of Danzig; ; Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739); War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Soor; ; Seven Years' War Battle of Domstadtl; Battle of Hochkirch; Siege of Glatz; Battle of Landeshut; Battle of Kunersdorf; Battle of Liegnitz; ; War of the Bavarian Succession; Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) Siege of Belgrade; ;
Awards	Military Order of Maria Theresa, Knight's Cross and Grand Cross; Russian Honor Sword from Empress Catherine the Great (1760); Bust in the Walhalla (memorial)

Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon; 13 February 1717 – 14 July 1790), was an Austrian military officer of Baltic German descent and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great.