Category:Louis Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1718-1788)
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English: Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern (25 September 1718, Wolfenbüttel – 12 May 1788, Eisenach) was a field-marshal in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. From 13 November 1750 to 1766 he was the Captain-General of the Netherlands, where he was known as the Duke of Brunswick or (to distinguish him from his eldest brother Charles, who succeeded to their father's title of Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Another brother was Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick who led the Allied Anglo-German army during the Seven Years' War.
Deutsch: Ludwig Ernst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (* 25. September 1718 in Wolfenbüttel; † 12. Mai 1788 in Eisenach) war ein Prinz aus dem Haus der Welfen sowie kaiserlicher und niederländischer Feldmarschall. 1753 wurde er Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall. Er führte den Titel eines Herzogs zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg. Von 1751 bis 1766 war er Generalkapitän der Niederlande. Nach dem Tode Annas von Hannover 1759 war er Vormund für den minderjährigen Wilhelm V. von Oranien und führte bis 1766 die niederländischen Staatsgeschäfte. Anschließend war er wiederum niederländischer Feldmarschall und Geheimrat des unschlüssigen Prinzen.
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Date of birth | 25 September 1718 Wolfenbüttel | ||||
Date of death | 12 May 1788 Eisenach | ||||
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Media in category "Louis Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1718-1788)"
The following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total.
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Liotard - Lodewijk Ernst, hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel (1718-1788) 1755, BR3118.jpg 2,938 × 3,245; 3.23 MB
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63 Lodewijk ernst, Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbuttel, 1718-1806.jpg 1,165 × 1,974; 218 KB
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Carlo Francesco Rusca - Ludwig Ernst of Brunswick-Lüneburg.png 700 × 1,032; 927 KB
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De hellevaart van een landverrader, 1784, RP-P-OB-77.580.jpg 5,100 × 4,034; 3.51 MB
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Hertog van Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.jpg 510 × 800; 112 KB
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Herzog von Kurland-Rusca.jpg 334 × 400; 30 KB
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Louis Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern - Tansey Collection.png 1,367 × 1,114; 1.98 MB
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Rijklof van Goens 1784.jpg 1,474 × 2,500; 784 KB
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WLANL - 23dingenvoormusea - Commandeur en gouverneur.jpg 1,200 × 1,035; 878 KB
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Johann Heinrich Tischbein Porträt Ludwig Ernst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.jpg 1,268 × 1,545; 1.08 MB