Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
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Born | Arolsen | 6 December 1744
Died | 24 September 1798 Palácio Nacional de Sintra in Sintra | (aged 53)
Buried | Lisbon |
Father | Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Mother | Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Christian August Prinz zu Waldeck; Portuguese: Cristiano Augusto; 6 December 1744, Arolsen – 24 September 1798,[1] Palácio Nacional de Sintra, Sintra, near Lisbon) was a general in the Austrian service, and last commander and Field Marshal of the Portuguese land army.