Charles William Ferdinand (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Fürst und Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel). He was the son of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Philippine Charlotte, daughter of King Frederick William I of Prussia.
He was Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. He is a recognized master of the modern warfare of the mid-18th century, a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain.
Thier children were
Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise, December 3, 1764-September 27 1788, married 1780, Friedrich III, Duke of Württemberg; had issue
Karl Georg August, February 8, 1766-September 20, 1806,married 1790, Frederika Luise Wilhelmine, Princess of Orange-Nassau; no issue
Caroline Amalie Elisabeth, May 17, 1768-August 7, 1821,married 1795, George IV of the United Kingdom; had issue
Georg Wilhelm Christian, June 27, 1769-September 16, 1811 Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
August, August 18, 1770- December 18, 1822 declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
Friedrich Wilhelm, October 9, 1771-June 16, 1815 married 1802, Maria Elisabeth Wilhelmine, Princess of Baden; had issue
Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise, November 22, 1772-April 2, 1773.
He was mortually wounded during a battle in the War of the Fourth Coalition. He was struck by a musket shot and lost both of his eyes. Mortally wounded the Duke fled before the advancing French Forces and died in Ottensen on November 10, 1806. His body was provisionally laid to rest in Christianskirche, before it could be transferred for burial in Brunswick Cathedral on November 6, 1819.
He was Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. He is a recognized master of the modern warfare of the mid-18th century, a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain.
Thier children were
Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise, December 3, 1764-September 27 1788, married 1780, Friedrich III, Duke of Württemberg; had issue
Karl Georg August, February 8, 1766-September 20, 1806,married 1790, Frederika Luise Wilhelmine, Princess of Orange-Nassau; no issue
Caroline Amalie Elisabeth, May 17, 1768-August 7, 1821,married 1795, George IV of the United Kingdom; had issue
Georg Wilhelm Christian, June 27, 1769-September 16, 1811 Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
August, August 18, 1770- December 18, 1822 declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
Friedrich Wilhelm, October 9, 1771-June 16, 1815 married 1802, Maria Elisabeth Wilhelmine, Princess of Baden; had issue
Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise, November 22, 1772-April 2, 1773.
He was mortually wounded during a battle in the War of the Fourth Coalition. He was struck by a musket shot and lost both of his eyes. Mortally wounded the Duke fled before the advancing French Forces and died in Ottensen on November 10, 1806. His body was provisionally laid to rest in Christianskirche, before it could be transferred for burial in Brunswick Cathedral on November 6, 1819.
Charles William Ferdinand (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Fürst und Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel). He was the son of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Philippine Charlotte, daughter of King Frederick William I of Prussia.
He was Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. He is a recognized master of the modern warfare of the mid-18th century, a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain.
Thier children were
Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise, December 3, 1764-September 27 1788, married 1780, Friedrich III, Duke of Württemberg; had issue
Karl Georg August, February 8, 1766-September 20, 1806,married 1790, Frederika Luise Wilhelmine, Princess of Orange-Nassau; no issue
Caroline Amalie Elisabeth, May 17, 1768-August 7, 1821,married 1795, George IV of the United Kingdom; had issue
Georg Wilhelm Christian, June 27, 1769-September 16, 1811 Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
August, August 18, 1770- December 18, 1822 declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
Friedrich Wilhelm, October 9, 1771-June 16, 1815 married 1802, Maria Elisabeth Wilhelmine, Princess of Baden; had issue
Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise, November 22, 1772-April 2, 1773.
He was mortually wounded during a battle in the War of the Fourth Coalition. He was struck by a musket shot and lost both of his eyes. Mortally wounded the Duke fled before the advancing French Forces and died in Ottensen on November 10, 1806. His body was provisionally laid to rest in Christianskirche, before it could be transferred for burial in Brunswick Cathedral on November 6, 1819.
He was Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, was a sovereign prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and a professional soldier who served as a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. He is a recognized master of the modern warfare of the mid-18th century, a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain.
Thier children were
Auguste Caroline Friederike Luise, December 3, 1764-September 27 1788, married 1780, Friedrich III, Duke of Württemberg; had issue
Karl Georg August, February 8, 1766-September 20, 1806,married 1790, Frederika Luise Wilhelmine, Princess of Orange-Nassau; no issue
Caroline Amalie Elisabeth, May 17, 1768-August 7, 1821,married 1795, George IV of the United Kingdom; had issue
Georg Wilhelm Christian, June 27, 1769-September 16, 1811 Declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
August, August 18, 1770- December 18, 1822 declared an invalid; Excluded from line of succession
Friedrich Wilhelm, October 9, 1771-June 16, 1815 married 1802, Maria Elisabeth Wilhelmine, Princess of Baden; had issue
Amelie Karoline Dorothea Luise, November 22, 1772-April 2, 1773.
He was mortually wounded during a battle in the War of the Fourth Coalition. He was struck by a musket shot and lost both of his eyes. Mortally wounded the Duke fled before the advancing French Forces and died in Ottensen on November 10, 1806. His body was provisionally laid to rest in Christianskirche, before it could be transferred for burial in Brunswick Cathedral on November 6, 1819.
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Augusta Caroline von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1764–1788
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Karl Georg August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1766–1806
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Caroline of Brunswick
1768–1821
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Georg Wilhelm Christian von Braunschweig-Bevern
1769–1811
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Prinz August von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
1770–1822
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Frederick William "The Black Duke" of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1771–1815
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