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      • Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.
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  2. Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.

  3. Germany. The Duchy of Brunswick ( German: Herzogtum Braunschweig) was a historical German state. Its capital was the city of Brunswick ( Braunschweig ). It was established as the successor state of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

  4. Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick (born Oct. 9, 1735, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony [Germany]—died Nov. 10, 1806, Ottensen, near Hamburg) was the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, a Prussian field marshal, and an enlightened ruler. Though he was Frederick II the Great’s nephew and favourite disciple, Charles proved to be less ...

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  5. The Duke of Brunswick (1735-1806) was the commander of the powerful Prussian army, famous for his menacing warning to the people of revolutionary France. Born Charles William Ferdinand, he became a career soldier and saw service in the Seven Years War.

  6. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. Austrian commander. Learn about this topic in these articles: opposition to Louis XVI. In Louis XVI: Attempt to flee the country.

  7. Issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, and commander of the Allied Army of Austria and Prussia, the Brunswick Manifesto of 1792 was a warning to the French revolutionaries...

  8. Charles William Ferdinand. views 3,376,417 updated. Charles William Ferdinand, 1735–1806, duke of Brunswick (1780–1806), Prussian field marshal. He had great success in the Seven Years War (1756–63) and was commander in chief (1792–94) of the Austro-Prussian armies in the French Revolutionary Wars.

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