Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Prince Maximilian William
Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Father	Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Sophia of the Palatinate
Born	13 December 1666(1666-12-13)
Died	16 July 1726(1726-07-16) (aged 59)

Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg (13 December 1666 – 16 July 1726) was an Imperial Field Marshal.

Maximilian William was born on 13 December 1666 at Schloss Iburg near Osnabrück. He was the third son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Sophia of the Palatinate. He was a younger brother of the future King George I of Great Britain.

He had a military career, rising to the rank of Marshal.^[1][2] He commanded the Hanoverian troops in the Spanish War of Succession and was in command of the cavalry under Eugene of Savoy at the Battle of Blenheim.

He died on 16 July or 27 July 1726 at age 59 at Vienna, Austria. He had no children.

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References

1. ^ Burke's Peerage - Article Library
2. ^ The peerage

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Name	Maximilian Wilhelm Of Brunswick-Luneburg
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Date of birth	13 December 1666
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Date of death	16 July 1726
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