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'Ferdinand Albert' (German ''Ferdinand Albrecht''; 29 May 1680 – 2 September 1735, Salzdahlum), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was an officer in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was prince of Wolfenbüttel during 1735.
Ferdinand Albert was the fourth son of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Ferdinand Albert fought on the side of Emperor Leopold I in the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1704 he became adjutant of the Emperor; in 1707 major general, and in 1711 lieutenant field marshal. During the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18, he fought under Prince Eugene of Savoy, participated in the battles of Belgrade and Petrovaradin, and became commander of the fortress of Komárno. In 1723, he became field marshal, and in 1733, ''Generalfeldmarschall''.
After the death of his cousin Louis Rudolph in March 1735, Ferdinand Albert inherited the Principality of Wolfenbüttel and resigned as field marshal. He died six months later.

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Ancestry

Family

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Ancestry

Family

Ferdinand Albert married Antoinette Amalie, daughter of his cousin Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, in 1712. They had the following children who reached adulthood:

★ Charles (1713-1780), married Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia

★ Anthony Ulrich (1714-1774), married Princess Elizabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

★ Elizabeth Christine (1715-1797), married King Frederick II of Prussia

★ Louis Ernest (1718-1788)

★ Ferdinand (1721-1792)

★ Louise Amalie (1722-1780), married Augustus William, Prince of Prussia

★ Sophie Antonia (1724-1802), married Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

★ Albert (1725-1745), died childless

★ Teresa Natalia, Abbess of Gandersheim (1728-1778)

★ Juliana Mary (1729-1796), married King Frederick V of Denmark

★ Frederick Francis (1732-1758), died childless
''Note: list may be incomplete.''

References

★ At the House of Welf site (in German)