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Friedrich Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

Braunschweig 1771 - Battle of Quatre Bras 1815
military officer who led the Black Brunswickers against Napoleonic domination in Germany.
Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1806-1807), Duke of Braunschweig 1813-1815
(Wikipedia)

Ernst Hähnel
Georg Howaldt (Braunschweig)
1874

Braunschweig / Friedrich Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

Description

Bronze equestrian statue.

Inscription(s)

HERZOG
FRIEDRICH WILHELM
1771-1815

Information Sign

Rückkehr der Reiterstandbilder "Herzog Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand und Herzog Friedrich Wilhelm"
vor das Braunschweiger Residenzschloss
2007

Braunschweiger Bürgerinnen und Bürger haben gemeinsam mit Unternehmer dieser Stadt
mit großem Engagement die Rückkehr finanziert.
Die Initiative von Herrn Walter Meyer und Herrn Gustav Klauenberg
stand unter der Schirmherrschaft von Frau Mechtild von Veltheim und Herrn Dr. Lothar Hagebölling

Die Spendertafel befindet sich im Eingangsbereich der Bibliothek

Return of the equestrian statues "Duke Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand and Duke Friedrich Wilhelm"
in front of the Braunschweig Residential Palace
The citizens of Braunschweig, together with entrepreneurs from the city, have
financed the return with great commitment.
The initiative by Mr Walter Meyer and Mr Gustav Klauenberg
was under the patronage of Mrs Mechtild von Veltheim and Dr Lothar Hagebölling
The donor plaque is located in the entrance area of the library

Annotation

From 1960-2007 the statue was placed at the Kurt-Schumacher-Straße.

Sculptor

Ernst Julius Hähnel (Dresden 1811 - id. 1891), German sculptor, his portrait is on the Fürstenzug (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Braunschweig.
Stadt Braunschweig, Tourismus, Reiterstandbilder.
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 52°15'47" - E 10°31'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens071; Photograph: 18 August 2009 / updated: 29 July 2024
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