Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen

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Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen was an 18th-century Austrian field marshal and Habsburg prince known for his military leadership in the wars against Revolutionary France and for his influential role as governor of the Austrian Netherlands.

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instanceOf Austrian field marshal
Habsburg prince
human
nobleman
awardReceived Military Order of Maria Theresa
Order of the Golden Fleece
birthDate 1738-07-11
birthPlace Dresden
Electorate of Saxony
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
collection graphic art collection that became the Albertina
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
Habsburg Monarchy
deathDate 1822-02-10
deathPlace Austrian Empire
Vienna
educatedAt Dresden court
father Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
founded Albertina (Vienna)
linked to: Albertina, Vienna
fullName Albert Casimir August of Saxony, Duke of Teschen
givenName Albert
memberOf House of Saxe-Teschen
House of Wettin
militaryBranch Imperial Austrian Army
militaryRank Feldmarschall
mother Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria
nobleTitle Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
notableBattle Battle of Coo (1790)
Battle of Famars
Battle of Maxen
Battle of Neerwinden (1793)
Siege of Valenciennes (1793)
notableFor art collecting
governance of the Austrian Netherlands
opposition to the Brabant Revolution
notableWork campaigns against Revolutionary France
command in the Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791)
command in the War of the Bavarian Succession
command in the War of the First Coalition
positionHeld Duke of Teschen
Governor-General of the Austrian Netherlands
Stadtholder of the Austrian Netherlands
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Vienna
servedUnder Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Theresa
sibling Anthony of Saxony
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
spouse Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria

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Battle of Jemappes commander Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands positionHeldBy Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen fullName Albert Casimir August of Saxony, Duke of Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Duchy of Teschen associatedWithPerson Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony sibling Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Monument to Maria Christina of Austria commissionedBy Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony sibling Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen
Albertina museum namedAfter Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen
linked to: Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen