Charles, prince of Lorraine and Bar

Charles, prince of Lorraine and Bar (born Dec. 12, 1712, Lunéville, Lorraine [now in France]—died July 4, 1780, Castle Tervuren, Austrian Netherlands [now in Belgium]) was an Austrian field marshal and administrator whose exemplary governorship of the Austrian Netherlands overshadowed his questionable military talents. When his eldest brother, Francis, married the future Habsburg empress Maria Theresa in 1736, Charles joined the Austrian army and campaigned against the Turks (1737–39) and Prussia, France, and Bavaria in...