Louis Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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Louis Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen (11 September 1710, Hildburghausen
– 10 June 1759, Nijmegen), was a Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen
and General Field Marshal in the Bavarian army.
. In his youth he joined the Imperial military service and was trained by Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff. In 1738, he was promoted to Major General, in 1739 to . Also inn 1739, he participated in a campagin in Hungary against Turkey. In 1741, he left the imperial service and joined the Bavarian army, where he played a role in the War of the Austrian Succession
. In 1742, he was promoted to General Field Marshal Lieutenant. Emperor Charles VII
gave him the infantry regiment Holnstein and in 1743 promoted him to General Field Marshal. Also in 1743, when he was commander of the besieged town of Braunau am Inn
, he minted tin and lead emergency coins.
Elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria promoted him in 1745 to commander of all the Bavarian troops. He continued fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746-1748 in the Netherlands, where he had his own regiment, named Hildburghausen. In 1748, he resigned from Bavarian service and returned to his hometown.
He married on 4 May 1749 in Weikersheim
Christiane Louise (1713–1778), daughter of Duke Joachim Frederick Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön and widow of Count Louis Albert of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim. The marriage remained childless. Through financial contributions of the house Hohenlohe
, the prince managed to complete an expensive restoration of Hellingen
manor. Pursued by creditors, he returned to active service in the Netherlands.
He died in 1759, as governor of Nijmegen.
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
– 10 June 1759, Nijmegen), was a Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...
and General Field Marshal in the Bavarian army.
Life
Louis Frederick was the younger son of Duke Ernest Frederick I of Saxony-Hildburghausen and his wife Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-ErbachCountess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
Sophia Albertine, Countess of Erbach-Erbach , was Countess of erbach-erbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen...
. In his youth he joined the Imperial military service and was trained by Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff. In 1738, he was promoted to Major General, in 1739 to . Also inn 1739, he participated in a campagin in Hungary against Turkey. In 1741, he left the imperial service and joined the Bavarian army, where he played a role in the War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...
. In 1742, he was promoted to General Field Marshal Lieutenant. Emperor Charles VII
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...
gave him the infantry regiment Holnstein and in 1743 promoted him to General Field Marshal. Also in 1743, when he was commander of the besieged town of Braunau am Inn
Braunau am Inn
Braunau am Inn is a town in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria , the north-western state of Austria. It lies about 90 km west of Linz and about 60 km north of Salzburg, on the border with the German state of Bavaria. The population in 2001 was 16,372...
, he minted tin and lead emergency coins.
Elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria promoted him in 1745 to commander of all the Bavarian troops. He continued fighting in the War of the Austrian Succession in 1746-1748 in the Netherlands, where he had his own regiment, named Hildburghausen. In 1748, he resigned from Bavarian service and returned to his hometown.
He married on 4 May 1749 in Weikersheim
Weikersheim
Weikersheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Tauber, 9 km east of Bad Mergentheim, Weikersheim is the location of the famous castle Schloss Weikersheim....
Christiane Louise (1713–1778), daughter of Duke Joachim Frederick Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön and widow of Count Louis Albert of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim. The marriage remained childless. Through financial contributions of the house Hohenlohe
Hohenlohe
Hohenlohe is the name of a German princely family and the name of their principality.At first rulers of a county, its two branches were raised to the rank of principalities of the Holy Roman Empire in 1744 and 1764 respectively; in 1806 they lost their independence and their lands formed part of...
, the prince managed to complete an expensive restoration of Hellingen
Hellingen
Hellingen is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany....
manor. Pursued by creditors, he returned to active service in the Netherlands.
He died in 1759, as governor of Nijmegen.