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  • Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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  • 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1737
Birth Date
  • 1718
Date
  • October 2010
Commands
  • Alt-Wolfenbüttel Infantry Regiment, Dutch States Army
Branch
  • Army
death place
  • Eisenach
Name
  • Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern
Caption
  • Ludwig Ernst van Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern
Birth Place
  • Wolfenbüttel
Title
death date
  • 1788
Rank
Allegiance
Battles
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  • who?
Years
  • --06-27
Relations
abstract
  • 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. He was probably one of the first victims of the media in Dutch history.