Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

Prince Charles Alexander
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, c. 1743
Governor of the Austrian Netherlands
Tenure1744 – 4 July 1780
PredecessorArchduchess Maria Anna of Austria
SuccessorMaria Christina and Albert Casimir
Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Reign1761 – 4 July 1780
PredecessorClemens August of Bavaria
SuccessorArchduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
Born(1712-12-12)12 December 1712
Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire
Died4 July 1780(1780-07-04) (aged 67)
Tervuren, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
SpouseArchduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Names
Charles Alexandre Emanuel de Lorraine
HouseLorraine
FatherLeopold, Duke of Lorraine
MotherÉlisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans

Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine (French: Charles Alexandre Emanuel, Prince de Lorraine; German: Karl Alexander von Lothringen und Bar; 12 December 1712 in Lunéville – 4 July 1780 in Tervuren[1]) was a Lorraine-born Austrian general and soldier, field marshal of the Imperial Army, and governor of the Austrian Netherlands.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Charles (Prince of Lorraine)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 936.