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Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels, called "The Black Duke" (born October 9, 1771 in Braunschweig, Germany; died June 16, 1815 near Quatre-Bras, Belgium in battle) was the son of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Braunschweig Braunschweig [ˈbraunʃvaik] (English Brunswick) is a city of 245,500 people (as of December 31, 2004), located in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Quatre Bras is the name of a crossroads in Belgium where the Charleroi-Brussels Road and the Nivelles-Namur Road. ... Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, (Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Fürst von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern) (October 9, 1735 - 1806) was a German military general born in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. ...
He was one of the bitterest opponents of Napoleonic domination in Germany, took part in the war of 1809 at the head of a corps of partisans; fled to England after the battle of Wagram, and returned to Brunswick in 1813, where be raised fresh troops. He was killed at the battle of Quatre Bras. For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... A bivouac of Polish Uhlans at Wagram painted by January Suchodolski. ... The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought between contingents of the Anglo-allied army and the left wing of the French Army on June 16, 1815, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, in Belgium. ...
FrederickWilliam was the son of Augustus William (the second son of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia) and of Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, sister of the wife of Frederick the Great.
FrederickWilliam was a man of singularly handsome presence, not without mental qualities of a high order; he was devoted to the arts - Beethoven and Mozart enjoyed his patronage and his private orchestra had a Europe-wide reputation.
FrederickWilliam's accession to the throne (17 August 1786) was, indeed, followed by a series of measures for lightening the burdens of the people, reforming the oppressive French system of tax-collecting introduced by Frederick, and encouraging trade by the diminution of customs dues and the making of roads and canals.
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