Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen

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Joseph
Portrait by Johann Valentin Tischbein
Born	(1702-10-05)5 October 1702 Hildburghausen, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Died	4 January 1787(1787-01-04) (aged 84) Hildburghausen
Spouse	Anna Victoria of Savoy-Carignan
Names Joseph Maria Frederick Wilhelm
House	House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Father	Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Mother	Sophie of Waldeck

Joseph Maria Frederick Wilhelm of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duke in Saxony (German: Joseph Maria Friedrich Wilhelm Hollandinus, Prinz und Regent von Sachsen-Hildburghausen; 5 October 1702 – Hildburghausen, 4 January 1787), was a German officer, Generalfeldmarschall of the Imperial Army and Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall (Reichsgeneralfeldzeugmeister) of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. He is best known for commanding the Franco-Roman-German at the Battle of Rossbach, losing to the Prussian Army.