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Carl August (other)
Carl August may refer to: *Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768 – 1810), Danish nobleman *Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757 – 1828) *Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1912–1988) {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl August, Crown Prince Of Sweden
Charles August or Carl August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Denmark, Danish prince. He is best known for serving as Crown Prince of Sweden briefly in 1810, adopted by Charles XIII of Sweden, Charles XIII, before his sudden death from a stroke. Earlier, he had been a general in the Royal Danish Army as well as the Governor-general of Norway. His name before assuming the Swedish title in 1810 was Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, or Christian August of Augustenburg for short. Family He was born at Augustenborg Palace in July 1768 as the son of Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Friedrich Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1721–1794) and Princess Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1744–1770). He was a younger brother of Frederik Christian II, Duke of Augustenborg, brother-in-law of Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark and an uncle of Caroline Amalie of Augustenbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl August, Grand Duke Of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Karl August, sometimes anglicised as Charles Augustus (3 September 1757 – 14 June 1828), was the sovereign Duke of Saxe-Weimar and of Saxe-Eisenach (in personal union) from 1758, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from its creation (as a political union) in 1809, and grand duke from 1815 until his death. He is noted for the intellectual brilliance of his court.Ulich, Robert, ''The Education of Nations'', Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1961, p.193 Biography Born in Weimar, he was the eldest son of Ernst August II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach (Ernest Augustus II), and Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. His father died when he was only nine months old (28 May 1758), and the boy was brought up under the regency and supervision of his mother. His governor was the Count Johann Eustach von Görtz and in 1771, Christoph Martin Wieland was appointed his tutor. In 1774 the poet Karl Ludwig von Knebel came to Weimar as tutor to his brother, the young Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
