Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

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Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen was a prominent Habsburg military leader and reformer, renowned as one of Napoleon’s most capable opponents during the Napoleonic Wars.

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instanceOf Austrian field marshal
Habsburg archduke
Napoleonic Wars commander
historical figure
military reformer
allegiance Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy
awardReceived Order of Maria Theresa
surface form: Military Order of Maria Theresa
birthDate 1771-09-05
birthPlace Florence
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
commemoratedBy equestrian statue on Heldenplatz in Vienna
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
countryOfCitizenship Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy
deathDate 1847-04-30
deathPlace Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Vienna
describedAs one of the most competent generals opposing Napoleon
education military education at the Habsburg court
era Napoleonic era
father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
fullName Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius
givenName Charles
hasPart Karlskirche
surface form: Karlskirche monument on Vienna’s Heldenplatz
influenced Austrian military doctrine in the 19th century
knownFor being one of Napoleon’s most capable opponents
modernizing the Habsburg military system
languageSpoken German
militaryBranch Austrian Army of the Danube
surface form: Austrian Army
militaryRank Feldmarschall
mother Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain
surface form: Maria Louisa of Spain
nativeName Erzherzog von Österreich
surface form: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich-Teschen
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
surface form: House of Habsburg-Lorraine
notableAchievement defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern-Essling
notableBattle Battle of Aspern-Essling
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
Battle of Wagram
Battle of Zurich (1799)
surface form: Battle of Zürich (1799)
notableWork reforms of the Austrian army
positionHeld Generalissimo of the Austrian army
President of the Hofkriegsrat
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
title Archduke of Austria
Duke of Teschen

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Battle of Wagram commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Battle of Wagram AustrianCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles
War of the Fifth Coalition commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
War of the Third Coalition commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
War of the Second Coalition commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
Battle of Aspern-Essling commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
Battle of Aspern-Essling AustrianCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
Archduke of Austria notableTitleHolder Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
War of the First Coalition notableCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
Catherine of Austria sibling Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
this entity surface form: Archduke Charles of Austria
armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy notableCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Battle of Verona (1805) AustrianCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Battle of Verona (1805) associatedWith Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Order of Maria Theresa notableRecipient Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Battle of Caldiero (1805) commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Battle of Caldiero (1805) opponentCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany sibling Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Order of St. Stephen of Hungary notableRecipient Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen