Wer datete Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick?

Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the ruling prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, hereditary duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.

He succeeded his father as sovereign prince of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, one of the princely states of the Holy Roman Empire. The duke was a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of his uncle, Frederick the Great, and was married to Princess Augusta, the eldest sister of George III of Great Britain. He was also a recognized master of 18th century warfare, serving as a field marshal in the Prussian Army. He played a notable role in the French Revolutionary Wars by issuing the Brunswick Manifesto. During the Napoleonic Wars, he was mortally wounded by a musket ball at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt in 1806.

Maria Antonia von Branconi, geborene von Elsener (* 27. Oktober 1746 in Genua; † 7. Juli 1793 in Abano), war Mätresse des Erbprinzen Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig, Freundin von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe und Besitzerin mehrerer Güter, darunter Langenstein. Die Branconi galt zu ihrer Zeit als schönste Frau Deutschlands.