Charles, Archduke of Austria 1771-1847

Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen ( Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. He was epileptic, but achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army. He was considered one of Napoleon’s more formidable opponents and one of the greatest generals of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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