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Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1797-1870

Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832, to Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he begat his eventual successor, Ferdinand.
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Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany 1797-1870

Leopold II was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after her death in 1832, to Maria Antonia of the Two-Sicilies. By the latter, he begat his eventual successor, Ferdinand.
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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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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg 1771-1820

Austrian Generalissimo and former Field Marshal. He first entered military service in 1788 and fought against the Turks. During the French Revolutionary War, he fought on the allied side against France and in that period rose through the ranks of the Imperial Army. During the Napoleonic Wars, he fought in the Battle of Wagram (1809), which the Austrians lost decisively against Napoleon. He had to fight for Napoleon in the Battle of Gorodechno (1812) against the Russians and won. During the War of the Sixth Coalition, he was in command of the allied army that decisively defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig (1813). He participated in the Battle of Paris (1814), which forced Napoleon to abdicate.
Date:1822
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Ernst Gideon von Laudon 1717-1790

Baltic German-born Austrian military officer and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great.
Date:1762
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