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Born | Hildburghausen, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation | 5 October 1702||||
Died | 4 January 1787 Hildburghausen | (aged 84)||||
Spouse | Anna Victoria of Savoy-Carignan | ||||
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House | House of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Father | Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Mother | Sophie of Waldeck |
Joseph Maria Frederick Wilhelm of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duke in Saxony (German: Joseph Maria Friedrich Wilhelm Hollandinus, Prinz und Regent von Sachsen-Hildburghausen; 5 October 1702 – Hildburghausen, 4 January 1787), was a German officer, Generalfeldmarschall of the Imperial Army and Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall (Reichsgeneralfeldzeugmeister) of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. He is best known for commanding the Franco-Roman-German at the Battle of Rossbach, losing to the Prussian Army.