Maximilian Julius Leopold of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and nominal Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg was a Prussian major general and one of the few high officers in the armies of the late European Enlightenment, for whom the subordinate soldier was more than an expendable tool in the hands of the commanding officer. Princely charity towards soldiers and citizens and the circumstances of his death made Leopold famous.

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Occupation: philosopher
Citizenship: Germany
Born: October 11, 1752, October 10, 1752
Died: April 27, 1785

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Occupation: philosopher
Citizenship: Germany
Born: October 11, 1752, October 10, 1752
Died: April 27, 1785