Hermann von Spaun

Hermann Freiherr von Spaun (9 May 1833 – 28 May 1919) 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
Born into the Swabian noble family of Spaun, Hermann was the son of Joseph von Spaun (1788-1865), a close friend to Franz Schubert and an advisor in the imperial court who was elevated to baronial rank in 1859, and Franziska Roner Edle von Ehrenwert (1795-1890). He married Emma Lobmeyr on 28 April 1893 in Trieste.

Honours
The cruiser SMS Admiral Spaun was named in his honour.

Orders and decorations
• Austrian Empire:

• * Knight of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class with War Decoration, 1866; 1st Class, 1898

• * Knight of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1889; Grand Cross, 1900

• 🇬🇷 Kingdom of Greece: Commander of the Redeemer

•  Kingdom of Italy: Grand Officer of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

•  Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun

•  Mexican Empire: Officer of the Order of Guadalupe

•  Principality of Montenegro: Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Danilo I

•  Ottoman Empire: Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class

•  Persian Empire: Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1st Class

•  Kingdom of Portugal: Commander of the Military Order of Christ, with Star

•  Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Red Eagle, 1st Class

•  Russian Empire: Knight of the White Eagle

•  undefined: Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

•  undefined: Honorary Grand Cross of St Michael and St George, 30 June 1905 – in recognition of his services on the International Commission of Inquiry into the North Sea Incident