Triva, born in
Munich, joined the cadets corps of the
Bavarian army on 1 September 1766 after his parents death. On 26 September 1772 he was transferred to the
genie troops in the rank of a
Fähnrich, became
Leutnant in 1777,
Hauptmann in 1780,
Major in 1785,
Oberstleutnant in 1791 and
Oberst in 1796. In 1779 he married Floriana von Velhorn, a daughter of a Privy Councillor in
Amberg, Johann Wolfgang Alois von Velhorn (1734–1789), by his marriage to Sybilla von Loefen zu Diepoltsdorf. Floriana died in 1791. In 1797 he married as his second wife a maid of honour of the deceased
Countess Elizabeth Augusta, a Fräulein van der Stock. In 1799 he became commander of the Fortress and Regiment Command in
Mannheim, and in 1800 commander of
Wrede's brigade. In the same year he was advanced to
Major General and became
Generalquartiermeister (after 1805
Chef des Generalstabes) of the army in 1802. In the rank of
Lieutenant General, he additionally was head of the privy war bureau (Geheimes Kriegsbüro) from 1804 to 1808. On 27 March 1808 he became minister of war. The name of this position was
Minister-Staatssekretär im Kriegswesen (literally: minister state secretary of warfare) until 1814, afterwards
Dirigierender Minister des Kriegswesens (literally: directing minister of warfare) until 1817, and at last
Staatsminister der Armee (literally: state minister of the army). Until 1817, King
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria personally held the command of the army. In 1817 he received honorary membership of the
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. During his period as war minister, Triva was advanced to
General der Artillerie by Maximilian I. On 30 September 1822 he was retired. Meanwhile, the post of
Chef des Generalstabes had been transferred to
Raglovich in 1820. Graf von Triva died in his hometown and is buried in the
Old Southern Cemetery. He was also a member of
Adam Weishaupt's
Order of Illuminati. The
Trivastraße in the quarter
Neuhausen of Munich and the Turm Triva (Triva Tower) of the Fortness of
Ingolstadt were named in honor of him. == Awards ==