Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German Duke, general, and advisor to the Stadhouder of the Netherlands

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1718

Place of Birth: Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 12-May-1788

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern (25 September 1718, Wolfenbüttel – 12 May 1788, Eisenach) was a field-marshal in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, the elected Duke of Courland (1741).
From 13 November 1750 to 1766 he was the Captain-General of the Netherlands, where he was known as the Duke of Brunswick or (to distinguish him from his eldest brother Charles, who succeeded to their father's title of Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg) Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Another brother was Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick who led the Allied Anglo-German army during the Seven Years' War. He was probably one of the first victims of the media in Dutch history.