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Ludwig Ernst von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Bevern

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Ludwig Ernst von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Bevern

Birth
Wolfenbüttel, Landkreis Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
12 May 1788 (aged 69)
Eisenach, Stadtkreis Eisenach, Thüringen, Germany
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Braunschweig, Stadtkreis Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany Add to Map
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Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern was a field-marshal in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. From November 13, 1750 to 1766 he was the Captain-General of the Netherlands, where he was known as the Duke of Brunswick or Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Another brother was Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick. He was probably one of the first victims of the media in Dutch history.
He was the third son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick.
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1737-1784
Rank Field marshal / captain-general
Commands held Alt-Wolfenbüttel Infantry Regiment, Dutch States Army
Battles/wars Ottoman Wars, Second Silesian War, War of the Austrian Succession, Battle of Soor, Battle of Roucoux, Battle of Lauffeldt
On 14 October 1784, Louis Ernest laid down all his offices and left Bois-le-Duc to its new governor, Robert Douglas.
Louis Ernest stayed in Eisenach from 1786, where, with the help of August Ludwig von Schlözer, he wrote his Autobiography and its sequel, his Defence. Both works were soon translated from their original German into Dutch.
Louis Ernest died in Eisenach in 1788 and was buried in the Welf family vault in Brunswick Cathedral. His diaries, written by his secretary, the 180 pamphlets and publications in the Niedersächsisches Staatsarchiv in Wolfenbüttel, are being studied.
Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern was a field-marshal in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. From November 13, 1750 to 1766 he was the Captain-General of the Netherlands, where he was known as the Duke of Brunswick or Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Another brother was Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick. He was probably one of the first victims of the media in Dutch history.
He was the third son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick.
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1737-1784
Rank Field marshal / captain-general
Commands held Alt-Wolfenbüttel Infantry Regiment, Dutch States Army
Battles/wars Ottoman Wars, Second Silesian War, War of the Austrian Succession, Battle of Soor, Battle of Roucoux, Battle of Lauffeldt
On 14 October 1784, Louis Ernest laid down all his offices and left Bois-le-Duc to its new governor, Robert Douglas.
Louis Ernest stayed in Eisenach from 1786, where, with the help of August Ludwig von Schlözer, he wrote his Autobiography and its sequel, his Defence. Both works were soon translated from their original German into Dutch.
Louis Ernest died in Eisenach in 1788 and was buried in the Welf family vault in Brunswick Cathedral. His diaries, written by his secretary, the 180 pamphlets and publications in the Niedersächsisches Staatsarchiv in Wolfenbüttel, are being studied.

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