Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky

Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky
Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky
	Beck c. 1890
Birth name	Friedrich Beck
Nickname	"The Vice Emperor"
Born	March 21, 1830; Freiburg im Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	February 9, 1920 (aged 89); Vienna, Austria
Allegiance	Austrian Empire (1846–1867); Austria-Hungary (1867–1918); Republic of Austria (1918–1920);
Branch	Imperial Austrian Army (1846–1867); Imperial and Royal Army (1867–1907);
Service years	1846–1907
Rank	Generaloberst (colonel general)
Known for	Chief of the general staff, Imperial and Royal Army (1881–1906)
Conflicts	Hungarian Revolution of 1848; First Italian War of Independence Brescia; ; Second Italian War of Independence Battle of Magenta; ; Austro-Prussian War Battle of Königgrätz (Sadowa); ;

Friedrich Graf von Beck-Rzikowsky (21 March 1830 – 9 February 1920), sometimes Friedrich Beck, was an Austrian Generaloberst and Chief of the general staff of the Imperial and Royal Army of Austria-Hungary from 1881 to 1906.