Maximilian Wilhelm of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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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
. 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.
Maximilian William was born on 13 December 1666 at Schloss Iburg near Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
. He was the third son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ernest Augustus was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruled over the Principality of Calenberg subdivision of the duchy. He was appointed prince-elector, but died before the appointment became effective...
, and Sophia of the Palatinate. He was a younger brother of the future King George I of Great Britain
George I of Great Britain
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
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He had a military career, rising to the rank of Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
. He commanded the Hanoverian
House of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
troops in the Spanish War of Succession and was in command of the cavalry under Eugene of Savoy at the Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim , fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France sought to knock Emperor Leopold out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement...
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He died on 16 July or 27 July 1726 at age 59 at Vienna, Austria. He had no children.