Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (December 12, 1712 – July 4, 1780) was the younger brother of Francis Stephen, the last Duke of Lorraine. When Lorraine was given up by his brother in 1737 to allow Francis to marry the Archduchess Maria Theresa, heiress of Emperor Charles VI, he entered the Imperial service. During the War of the Austrian Succession, he was one of the principal Austrian military commanders, and was most notable for his defeat by Frederick the Great at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg in 1745. On January 7, 1744, He married Maria Theresa's sister, Archduchess Maria Anna, thus making him doubly Maria Theresa's brother-in-law, and the pair were jointly made Governors of the Austrian Netherlands. Although Maria Anna died later that year, Charles himself continued as governor until his own death in 1780. He also became Grand Master of the Teutonic Order in 1761. Jump to: navigation, search December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Francis I Francis I (December 8, 1708 – August 18, 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... Jump to: navigation, search H.I.M. Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla Maria Theresa, or German Maria Theresia (May 13, 1717 – November 29, 1780) was the first and only female head of the Habsburg dynasty. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI of Austria (October 1, 1685 – October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, came first to the throne with the name Charles III of... Jump to: navigation, search The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ... Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ... The Battle of Hohenfriedberg (or Hohenfriedeberg) was a battle in the War of the Austrian Succession, fought on 3 June 1745 between the Austrians and Saxons, under Charles of Lorraine, and the Prussians, under Frederick the Great. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... Jump to: navigation, search January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10... Originally the term Netherlands referred to a much larger entity than the current Kingdom of the Netherlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...