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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.
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.
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).
He briefly ruled the state of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Frederick William was the fourth son of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales. He joined the Prussian army in 1789 as a captain and participated in battles against France.
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg (12 January 1721, Wolfenbüttel – 3 July 1792, Vechelde ), was a German-Prussian field marshal (1758–1766) known for his participation in the Seven Years' War. From 1757 to 1762 he led an Anglo-German army in western Germany which successfully repelled ...
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. He succeeded his father as sovereign prince of the Principality of ...
der Schwarze Herzog, gemalt von Johann Christian August Schwartz in 1809. The Black Duke, sculpted by Ernst Hähnel. On the left: Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, sculpted by Ernst Hähnel. His wife Mary of Baden. Category: Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
