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Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German: Friedrich Wilhelm; 9 October 1771 – 16 June 1815), was a German prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Oels. Nicknamed "The Black Duke", he was a military officer who led the Black Brunswickers against French domination in Germany. He briefly ruled the state of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1806 to 1807 and again from 1813 to 1815.
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Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1775-1815) led the volunteer corps of the Black Brunswickers against the Napoleonic domination of Germany. He was the brother of Caroline, Queen Consort of George IV. He joined the Prussian army in 1789 as a captain and fought in battles against Revolutionary France.
Biography German military hero; on the death of his father, Charles William Ferdinand, in 1806, his duchy was seized by Napoleon I and added to the kingdom of Westphalia; attempted to liberate his duchy from French control in 1809, when Austria reopened war against France; formed a free corps, the Black Brunswickers, and managed to recapture Brunswick; soon driven out but succeeded in fleeing ...
Prince Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born in Braunschweig as the fourth son of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. He was the cousin and brother-in-law (from 8 April 1795) of his friend George IV, Prince Regent of the United Kingdom (from 1811).
96675564. Source citation. Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born in Braunschweig as the fourth son of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. He was a German prince and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Oels. Nicknamed The Black Duke, he was a military officer who led the Black...
