Ignaz Stojanich

Ignaz Stojanich von Selin[1] also written Ignaz Stoianich (Serbian Cyrillic: Игнатије Стојанић; Military Frontier, around 1741 - Agram, Habsburg Empire, 23 December 1807) was an Austrian general-major of Serbian origin.[2][3] who is best remembered for participating in the quelling of a revolution in Transylyvania in 1784.[4][5]

After receiving a high rank in the military it was customary for the recipient Ignaz Stojanich to have his social status elevated. On 17 July 1801, he became a baron with the predicate "von Selin".[4][5]

He retired from the military in 1807, the year he died on 23 December in Agram, now Zagreb.[3]

References
  1. Hof- und Staats-Schematismus des Österreichischen Kaiserthumes: 1807. 1807.
  2. "Стојанић - Порекло". www.poreklo.rs.
  3. "A Biographical Dictionary of all Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars". www.napoleon-series.org.
  4. "Ignaz Stojanich - Google Search". www.google.com.
  5. Izvoarele răscoalei lui Horea: Octombrie-decembrie 1784. Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România. 1983.
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