Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza

*Generalfeldmarschall* baron
Hermann Kövess
de Kövessháza
Generalfeldmarschall baron Hermann Kövess de Kövessháza
Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces
	In office; 4 November 1918 – 1 December 1918
Monarch	Charles I
Deputy	Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
Preceded by	Charles I
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Army Commander-in-chief of Austria-Hungary
	In office; 4 November 1918 – 11 November 1918
Monarch	Charles I
Deputy	Arthur Arz
Preceded by	Arthur Arz
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Military Governor of Serbia
	In office; 28 October 1918 – 1 November 1918
Monarch	Charles I
Minister-President of Austria	Max Hussarek von Heinlein ; Heinrich Lammasch
Reich Minister of War	Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten
Chief of the General Staff	Arthur Arz
Preceded by	Adolf von Rhemen
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Governor-general of Montenegro
	In office; 14 January – 29 February 1916
Monarch	Franz Joseph I
Minister-President of Austria	Karl von Stürgkh
Reich Minister of War	Alexander von Krobatin
Chief of the General Staff	Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau
Personal details
Born	30 March 1854; Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Timișoara, Romania)
Died	22 September 1924 (aged 70); Vienna, First Austrian Republic
Resting place	Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest
Spouse	Eugenie Hye von Glunek
Alma mater	Imperial and Royal Technical Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary
Branch/service	Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service	1865–1918
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal)
Battles/wars	Herzegovina uprising (1878); World War I Italian front; Eastern front Gorlice–Tarnów offensive; Brusilov offensive; Kerensky offensive; ; Balkan campaign Serbian campaign; Montenegrin campaign; ; ;

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Hermann Albin Josef Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza (Hungarian: kövessházi báró Kövess Hermann; 30 March 1854 – 22 September 1924) was the final, and completely ceremonial, Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He served as a generally competent and unremarkable commander in the Austro-Hungarian Army and was close to retirement in 1914. It was during this time when the First World War broke out and he was given a command post.