Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal

Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal (1700-1755) was a German-born French

Early Modern France

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 soldier

Soldier

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 and statesmen. Born in Hamburg

Hamburg

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, he served in the armies of several countries, but is best known for his service in the French army during the War of the Austrian Succession

War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Austrian Succession  – including King George's War in North America, the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear, and two of the three Silesian wars – involved most of the powers of Europe over the question of Maria Theresa's succession to the realms of the House of Habsburg.The...

. In the French campaign in the Austrian Netherlands against the Pragmatic Army he served as a subordinate to Maurice de Saxe. He led French forces that captured Ghent

Fall of Ghent

The Fall of Ghent occurred on 15 July 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession when a 5,000 strong French force under Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal surprised and captured the town of Ghent in the Austrian Netherlands. The Allied garrison offered little resistance.Coming in the...

 in 1745 and Bergen-op-Zoom in 1747. The King of France, Louis XV, made him a Marshal of France

Marshal of France

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 for his success in capturing Bergen op Zoom.

In 1755 Louis XV gave Lowendal instructions to act as a Plenipotentiary

Plenipotentiary

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 in negotiations with Prussia

Prussia

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, designed to prevent the Seven Years War from breaking out. However Lowendal died before he could carry out his orders and was replaced by Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais.