Frederick Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Oels
Frederick Augustus of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (29 October 1740, Wolfenbüttel – 8 October 1805, Eisenach) was a German nobleman and Prussian general. A prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and thus one of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1792 he was granted the Duchy of Oels and the Duchy of Bernstadt and thus also became the ruling duke of these duchies.
Frederick Augustus of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel | |
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Frederic August Duc de Bronswic Lieutenant General au Service de Prusse etc. (Frederick Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, lieutenant-general in the Prussian service etc.), contemporary engraving after Edward Francis Cunningham) | |
| Born | 29 October 1740 Wolfenbüttel, Germany |
| Died | 8 October 1805 Eisenach, Germany |
| Allegiance | Prussia |
| Rank | General of Infantry |
| Known for | Commanding Prussian Army, Freemasonry |
| Awards | Order of the Black Eagle |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Friederike Sophie Charlotte Auguste of Württemberg-Oels (m. 1768) |
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