Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick

  • CountryGermany
  • Town:Braunschweig

  • Year of creation:1874

  • Rider(s):Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

    (1735 –1806) succeeded his father as sovereign prince of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. The duke was a cultured and benevolent despot in the model of Friedrich der Grosse , and was married to Princess Augusta, a sister of George III of Great Britain. He was a recognized master of 18th century warfare, serving as a Field Marshal in the Prussian Army. During the Napoleonic Wars, he was mortally wounded by a musket ball in 1806.

  • Sculptor(s):Pönninger, Franz

    (1832 – 1906) was an Austrian sculptor and medallist
Description:

Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand (1735–1806) and his son Friedrich Wilhelm (1771–1815) both held the title Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. Their statues were recently re-erected in front of the restored façade of the Braunschweiger Residenzschloss in Braunschweig.

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