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Karl August Friedrich Joseph von Bretzenheim
1768–1823
- Born
- 24 Dec 1768
- Country of birth
- Germany
- Died
- 27 Feb 1823, Vienna
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Facts and their sources
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- Birth24 Dec 1768Probable1 source
- Death27 Feb 1823, ViennaProbable1 source
- ParentCharles Theodore, Elector of BavariaConfirmed1 source
- ParentJosepha von HeydeckConfirmed1 source
A life in time
Born
Birth
Died · Vienna
Death, Vienna
What was it like?
The world around 1768: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.
Karl was born around the same time as Emma, Lady Hamilton, Gregory XVI, and William IV.
Emma, Lady Hamilton
1765 · Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765-1815)
Gregory XVI
1765 · Pope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 (1765–1846)
William IV
1765 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
Robert Fulton
1765 · American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)
Nicéphore Niépce
1765 · French inventor and photographer (1765-1833)
Pyotr Bagration
1765 · General of the Imperial Russian Army (1765–1812)
During their lifetime
- 1781
Abolition of Serfdom Controls in 1781
In 1781, Emperor Joseph II issued the Serfdom Patent, granting peasants the legal right to marry, move, and seek education without lordly permission.
- 1781
Religious Toleration Patent of 1781
The 1781 Patent of Toleration granted religious freedom and legal equality to Lutherans, Calvinists, and Serbian Orthodox Christians.
- 1784
Centralized Hospital Opened in 1784
The Allgemeines Krankenhaus opened in Vienna in 1784 to centralize medical care and provide free treatment for the poor.
- 1785
Certified Medical Staff Decree of 1785
In 1785, the Emperor decreed that every community must have a state-certified midwife and doctor to prevent epidemics.
Family
Ancestors and children
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