Everything about Prince Charles Alexander Of Lorraine totally explained
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (
December 12,
1712 –
July 4,
1780) was the son of
Leopold Joseph, Duke of
Lorraine and
Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans.
When his elder brother
Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine, married the Archduchess
Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor
Charles VI, Charles Alexander entered the Imperial service in 1737.
During the
War of the Austrian Succession, he was one of the principal Austrian military commanders, and was most notable for his defeat by
Frederick the Great at the
Battle of Chotusitz, fought in 1742, and the
Battle of Hohenfriedberg in 1745. He was also defeated by
Maurice de Saxe at the
Battle of Rocoux in 1746.
On
January 7,
1744, he married Maria Theresa's only sister,
Maria Anna of Habsburg, thus making him doubly Maria Theresa's brother-in-law, and the pair were jointly made Governors of the
Austrian Netherlands. Although Maria Anna died later that year, Charles himself continued as governor until his own death in 1780. He also became Grand Master of the
Teutonic Order in 1761.
During the
Seven Years' War he commanded the Austrian army at the
Battle of Prague, where he was again defeated. He subsequently defeated a smaller Prussian army in 1757 at the
Battle of Breslau before being once again vanquished by
Frederick II of Prussia at the
Battle of Leuthen.
After this last defeat, Charles was replaced by
Leopold Josef Graf Daun and retired from military service.
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