Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Imperial Field Marshal (1666–1726) • FamilySearch

Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Imperial Field Marshal

Male13 December 1666–16 July 1726

Brief Life History of Maximilian William

When Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Imperial Field Marshal was born on 13 December 1666, in Duchy of Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire, his father, Ernst August von Braunschweig-Calenberg I., was 37 and his mother, Prinzessin Sophie Dorothea von der Pfalz, was 36. He had at least 1 daughter with Unknown Woman. He died on 16 July 1726, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 59.

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Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Imperial Field Marshal
1666–1726
Unknown Woman
Marie Guelf
1695–1740

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  • Deutsche Wikipedia
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Children (1)

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World Events (2)

1701

Age 35

The War of Spanish Succession begins between Austria and France. Austria wins Belgium and Spain's Italian lands.

1704

Age 38

The Battle of Blenheim fought during the War of the Spanish Succession. It results in a victory for English and Austrian forces over the French Army.

Name Meaning

German: possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from orfe, a species of freshwater fish. Alternatively, a habitational name from Urff near Kassel, formerly Orpha.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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