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Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (German: Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II ...
While the Lands of the Bohemian Crown passed to the Habsburg dynasty in 1526, the Duchy of Teschen during the reign of Duke Wenceslaus III Adam, from 1528 onwards, shifted to Protestantism. Influenced by the Moravian governor John of Pernstein , his tutor and father-in-law, he turned to the Lutheran faith in 1540 and his subjects had to follow ...
1809-07-06 Battle of Wagram: After a two day battle, Napoleon 's French and allied army decisively defeats the Austrian army under Archduke Charles, leads to the breakup of the Austrian and British-led Fifth Coalition against France. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, was an Austrian field marshal.
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Brought up in the Duke of Saxe-Teschen's household, Charles did not arrive in Vienna until 1790, and only entered the Austrian Army in 1792, when he saw his first action at Jemapees. Given a corps command for Saxe-Coburg's 1793-4 campaign in Flanders, he fought at Maastricht in February 1793 and played a vital role in the victory at Neerwinden ...
Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. He was epileptic, but achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army. He was considered one of Napoleon's more formidable ...
Aug 17, 2023 · by Anton Einsle. published on 17 August 2023. Download Full Size Image. Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), brother of Austrian Emperor Francis I, and one of Austria's most capable generals during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).
Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen ( German: Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis ...
