Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(1735-1806)
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Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Fürst und Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) (October 9, 1735 – November 10, 1806), 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 was duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1780 until his death. 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. The botanical genus Brunsvigia was named in his honour.
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Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 9 October 1735 Wolfenbuttel, Germany
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16 October 1806 (aged 71) Ottensen, Hamburg, Germany
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Amelie Karoline Dorothea Louise 1st child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Female b. 22 Nov 1722 Age: 302 1722- Celebrity Baby -
Augusta Caroline Friederika Louise 2nd child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Female b. 3 Dec 1764 Age: 260 1764- Celebrity Baby
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Karl Georg August 3rd child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Male b. 8 Feb 1766 Age: 259 1766- Celebrity Baby
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Karl Anton Ferdinand 4th child with Maria Antonia Branconi Male b. 1767 Age: 258 1767- Celebrity Baby
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Caroline of Brunswick 5th child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Female b. 17 May 1768 d. 7 Aug 1821 Age: 53 (at death) 1768-1821 Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1821 -
Georg Wilhelm Christian 6th child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Male b. 27 Jun 1769 Age: 256 1769- Celebrity Baby
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August 7th child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Male b. 18 Aug 1770 Age: 254 1770- Celebrity Baby
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Frederick William 8th child with Princess Augusta of Great Britain Male b. 9 Oct 1771 Age: 253 1771- Celebrity Baby
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George I of Great Britain · Great-grandfather · 1660-1727 · King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
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Amelie Karoline Dorothea Louise1st childFemaleb. 22 Nov 1722Age: 302
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Augusta Caroline Friederika Louise2nd childFemaleb. 3 Dec 1764Age: 260
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Georg Wilhelm Christian6th childMaleb. 27 Jun 1769Age: 256
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Caroline of Brunswick · Daughter · 1768-1821 · Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1821
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