# Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

> He ruled a German principality, commanded Prussian armies like his uncle Frederick the Great, and threw gasoline on the French Revolution by threatening Paris with destruction if the royal family was harmed. The manifesto backfired spectacularly.

*Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/charles-william-ferdinand-duke-of-brunswick

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1735-10-09
- **Died:** 1806-11-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Charles William Ferdinand inherited Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1780, a small state in the Holy Roman Empire, and ran it as an enlightened despot - his uncle Frederick the Great had shown him the template. Married to the sister of Britain's George III, he also rose to field marshal in Prussia's army, earning a reputation as one of the century's finest military minds. In 1792 he issued the Brunswick Manifesto, warning revolutionary France that any harm to Louis XVI would bring total vengeance from the allied powers; instead it accelerated the king's fall and radicalized the revolution. By 1806, facing Napoleon at Jena-Auerstedt, the old warfare he'd mastered was obsolete. A musket ball caught him in the battle; he died from the wound a month later, on 10 November.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 5.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Journalist, #Politics, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Carlos Guilherme Fernando, Duque de Brunsvique-Volfembutel](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Guilherme_Fernando%2C_Duque_de_Brunsvique-Volfembutel)
- [不伦瑞克公爵卡尔·威廉·斐迪南](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8D%E4%BC%A6%E7%91%9E%E5%85%8B%E5%85%AC%E7%88%B5%E5%8D%A1%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E5%A8%81%E5%BB%89%C2%B7%E6%96%90%E8%BF%AA%E5%8D%97)
- [Карл Вильгельм Фердинанд Брауншвейгский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B3%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58773)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_William_Ferdinand,_Duke_of_Brunswick)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Charles%20William%20Ferdinand%2C%20Duke%20of%20Brunswick)
- [کارل ویلهلم فردیناند](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [Карл Вилхелм Фердинанд (Брауншвайг-Волфенбютел)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B3-%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B1%D1%8E%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB))
- [Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wilhelm_Ferdinand_von_Braunschweig)
- [Karel Vilém Ferdinand Brunšvicko-Wolfenbüttelský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Vil%C3%A9m_Ferdinand_Brun%C5%A1vicko-Wolfenb%C3%BCttelsk%C3%BD)
- [Karl Vilhelm Ferdinand af Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Vilhelm_Ferdinand_af_Braunschweig-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel)
- [Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wilhelm_Ferdinand)
- [Κάρολος Γουλιέλμος Φερδινάνδος του Μπράουνσβαϊγκ-Βολφενμπύτελ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A6%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%83%CE%B2%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%B3%CE%BA-%CE%92%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%86%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB)
- [Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_William_Ferdinand%2C_Duke_of_Brunswick)
- [Karlo Vilhelmo Ferdinando (Brunsvigo-Wolfenbüttel)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlo_Vilhelmo_Ferdinando_(Brunsvigo-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel))
- [Carlos Guillermo Fernando de Brunswick](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Guillermo_Fernando_de_Brunswick)
- [Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wilhelm_Ferdinand)
- [کارل ویلهلم فردیناند](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [Kaarle Vilhelm Ferdinand](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaarle_Vilhelm_Ferdinand)
- [Charles-Guillaume-Ferdinand de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Guillaume-Ferdinand_de_Brunswick-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel)
- [קרל וילהלם פרדיננד, דוכס בראונשווייג-וולפנביטל](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9C_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A0%D7%93%2C_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A1_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%92-%D7%95%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%99%D7%98%D7%9C)
- [II. Károly braunschweig-wolfenbütteli fejedelem](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/II._K%C3%A1roly_braunschweig%E2%80%93wolfenb%C3%BCtteli_fejedelem)
- [Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wilhelm_Ferdinand_von_Braunschweig-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel)
- [Carlo Guglielmo Ferdinando di Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Guglielmo_Ferdinando_di_Brunswick-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel)
- [カール・ヴィルヘルム・フェルディナント (ブラウンシュヴァイク＝ヴォルフェンビュッテル公)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88_(%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%93%E3%83%A5%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB%E5%85%AC))
- [카를 빌헬름 페르디난트 폰 브라운슈바이크 공작](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%A5%BC_%EB%B9%8C%ED%97%AC%EB%A6%84_%ED%8E%98%EB%A5%B4%EB%94%94%EB%82%9C%ED%8A%B8_%ED%8F%B0_%EB%B8%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%9A%B4%EC%8A%88%EB%B0%94%EC%9D%B4%ED%81%AC_%EA%B3%B5%EC%9E%91)
- [Karel Willem Ferdinand van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Willem_Ferdinand_van_Brunswijk-Wolfenb%C3%BCttel)
- [Karol Wilhelm (książę Brunszwiku)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Wilhelm_(ksi%C4%85%C5%BC%C4%99_Brunszwiku))
- [Carlos Guillermo Fernando de Brunswick](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Guillermo_Fernando_de_Brunswick)
- [كارل التانى دوق براونشفايج فولفنبوتل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%84)

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