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Frederick Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Oels
German nobleman and Prussian general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick Augustus of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (29 October 1740, Wolfenbüttel – 8 October 1805, Eisenach) was a German nobleman and Prussian general. A prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and thus one of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1792 he was granted the Duchy of Oels and the Duchy of Bernstadt and thus also became the ruling duke of these duchies.
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Frederick Augustus of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | |
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![]() Frederic August Duc de Bronswic Lieutenant General au Service de Prusse etc. (Frederick Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, lieutenant-general in the Prussian service etc.), contemporary engraving after Edward Francis Cunningham) | |
Born | 29 October 1740 Wolfenbüttel, Germany |
Died | 8 October 1805 Eisenach, Germany |
Allegiance | Prussia |
Rank | General of Infantry |
Known for | Commanding Prussian Army, Freemasonry |
Awards | Order of the Black Eagle |
Spouse(s) | Princess Friederike Sophie Charlotte Auguste of Württemberg-Oels (m. 1768) |
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