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Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

1735 - 1806

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Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the ruling prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, hereditary duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources. He succeeded his father as sovereign prince of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, one of the princely states of the Holy Roman Empire. The duke was a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of his uncle, Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, the eldest sister of George III of Great Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick is the 1,785th most popular politician (up from 2,851st in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from Germany (up from 762nd in 2019) and the 129th most popular German Politician.

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, was a general in the army of Frederick the Great. He is most famous for his victory at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 1,785 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Diadumenian, John Buchan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Berenice IV of Egypt, and Dara Shukoh. After him are Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Heinz Fischer, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Berengar I of Italy, Valentinian II, and Emperor Suizei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1735, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 3. Before him are John Adams, and Johann Christian Bach. After him are Crown Prince Sado, François Christophe de Kellermann, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, Ibrahim Bey, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Torbern Bergman, and Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti. Among people deceased in 1806, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 4. Before him are Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. After him are William Pitt the Younger, Charles-Henri Sanson, William V, Prince of Orange, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Carlo Gozzi, Michael Haydn, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Pierre-Charles Villeneuve.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 447 out of 7,253. Before him are Conradin (1252), Hedwig of Silesia (1174), Anselm Kiefer (1945), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), Adam of Bremen (1100), and Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823). After him are Valentinian II (371), Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660), Traudl Junge (1920), Theodor Schwann (1810), Peter Behrens (1868), and Polykarp Kusch (1911).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick ranks 129. Before him are Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Conradin (1252), Hedwig of Silesia (1174), Christopher of Bavaria (1416), and Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823). After him are Valentinian II (371), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), Ananda Mahidol (1925), and Friedrich Fromm (1888).

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