Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg (13 December 1666 – 16 July 1726) was an Imperial Field Marshal.
Maximilian William was born on 13 December 1666 at Schloss Iburg near Osnabrück. He was the third son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Sophia of the Palatinate. He was a younger brother of the future King George I of Great Britain.
He had a military career, rising to the rank of Marshal.[1][2] He commanded the Hanoverian troops in the Spanish War of Succession and was in command of the cavalry under Eugene of Savoy at the Battle of Blenheim.
He died on 16 July or 27 July 1726 at age 59 at Vienna, Austria. He had no children.
Ancestors
| Ancestors of Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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16. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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8. William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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17. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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4. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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18. Christian III of Denmark |
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9. Dorothea of Denmark |
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19. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
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2. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover |
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20. George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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10. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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21. Magdalene of Lippe |
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5. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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22. John George, Elector of Brandenburg |
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11. Magdalene of Brandenburg |
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23. Princess Elizabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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1. Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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24. Louis VI, Elector Palatine |
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12. Frederick IV, Elector Palatine |
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25. Elisabeth of Hesse |
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6. Frederick V, Elector Palatine |
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26. William the Silent |
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13. Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau |
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27. Charlotte of Bourbon |
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3. Sophia of Hanover |
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28. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley |
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14. James I of England |
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29. Mary, Queen of Scots |
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7. Elizabeth of Bohemia |
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30. Frederick II of Denmark |
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15. Anne of Denmark |
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31. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Maximilian Wilhelm Of Brunswick-Luneburg |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
13 December 1666 |
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| Date of death |
16 July 1726 |
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