Ferdinand Albrecht II (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel)
Ferdinand Albrecht II of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (born May 29, 1680 in Bevern ; † September 13, 1735 in Salzdahlum ) was Prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern , but shortly before his death he inherited the entire Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and gave Bevern for this on to his brother Ernst Ferdinand . Like all Guelphs, he held the title of Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg .
Life
Ferdinand Albrecht II was born as the fourth son of Ferdinand Albrecht I of Braunschweig-Bevern and Christine of Hessen-Eschwege .
He followed his father in Bevern in 1687 and fought with the imperial army in Swabia and Bavaria after the War of the Spanish Succession broke out . In 1704 he attended the battle of the Schellenberg as an imperial wing adjutant , was then imperial adjutant general and as such seriously wounded in front of Landau , in 1707 major general and in 1711 field marshal lieutenant.
Under Prince Eugene , he fought against the Turks in the Venetian-Austrian Turkish War , received the governorship of the Komorn Fortress in 1715 and distinguished himself particularly at Peterwardein , at the siege of Temesvár and the fortress of Belgrade .
Emperor Charles VI. transferred to him in September 1722 the dragoon regiment that Ernst Leopold von Holstein-Norburg (1685-1722) had held in the Netherlands.
Imperial Field Marshal from 1723 , he became Reich General Feldzeugmeister in 1727 and Reich General Field Marshal in 1733. In the following year he brought together the imperial war peoples near Pilsen , went with them to the Rhine and was in command of the army until Eugen's arrival.
The death of his cousin - Prince Ludwig Rudolf von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel - on March 1, 1735 called him to the orphaned prince's seat. Ferdinand Albrecht died a few months after taking over the business of government, on September 13, 1735.
progeny
In 1712 he married Antoinette Amalie (1696–1762), daughter of Duke Ludwig Rudolf von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . His eldest son, Carl, succeeded him as head of the Princely House. All descendants carried the ducal office.
- Carl I. (1713–1780), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Prince of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Anton Ulrich (1714–1774), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Russian Generalissimo ⚭ Anna Leopoldowna of Russia
- Elisabeth Christine (1715–1797) ⚭ Friedrich II of Prussia
- Ludwig Ernst (1718–1788), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Dutch captain general and regent
- August (1719–1720)
- Friederike (1719–1772)
- Ferdinand (1721–1792), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, Field Marshal General
- Luise Amalie (1722–1780) ⚭ August Wilhelm of Prussia
- Sophie Antoinette (1724–1802) ⚭ Ernst Friedrich von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
- Albrecht (1725–1745), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, major general, died of thrush
- Charlotte (1725–1766)
- Therese (1728–1778), Abbess of Gandersheim
- Juliane Marie (1729–1796) ⚭ Frederick V of Denmark (1723–1766)
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1731–1732), Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg
- Friedrich Franz (1732-1758), Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, in the battle of Hochkirch fallen
Pedigree
literature
- Ludwig Ferdinand Spehr : Ferdinand Albrecht II. In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 681 f.
- Martin Fimpel: Ferdinand Albrecht II . In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 8th to 18th century . Appelhans, Braunschweig 2006, p. 216 f .
Web links
- Works by and about Ferdinand Albrecht II in the German Digital Library
- The Welfen on welfen.de
- Biography of Ferdinand Albrecht II on welfen.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the year 1723, Coburg 1724, p. 5 f.
- ↑ History of the year 1722, Coburg 1723, p. 332
- ↑ History of the year 1723, Coburg 1724, p. 5 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Albrecht I. |
Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 1687–1735 |
Ernst Ferdinand |
| Ludwig Rudolf |
Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1735 |
Charles I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferdinand Albrecht II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferdinand Albrecht II of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Braunschweig-Bevern and Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1680 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bevern |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1735 |
| Place of death | Salt dahlum |