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William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

1724–1777 · 18th century · Also known as Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe

William was count of Schaumburg-Lippe from 1748 to 1777 and a noted military reformer of the Enlightenment. He commanded the Allied artillery in the Seven Years' War and in 1762 reorganised the Portuguese army against a Spanish invasion. At home he built the island fortress of Wilhelmstein in the Steinhuder Meer and a military school there.

William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
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