Franz Leopold Lafontaine

Franz Leopold Lafontaine
Franz Leopold Lafontaine
Born Franz Anton Leopold
14 January 1756
Died 12 December 1812
Mogilev[1]
Nationality Germany
Occupation Surgeon
Known for Work on catarrh
Spouse(s) Maria Theresia Kornély


Franz Leopold Lafontaine with his wife Maria Theresia Kornély and daughters Zofia and Wiktoria

Franz Anton Leopold Lafontaine (14 January 1756 – 12 December 1812) was an eminent military surgeon. He was known as the editor of the first Polish medical journal and for his work on catarrh.

Lafontaine was the maternal grandfather of Princess Julia of Battenberg. He is an ancestor of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and his descendants including his son Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom. He is also an ancestor of the former Queen consort Victoria Eugenie of Spain and the present Spanish Royal Family.

References

  1. ↑ Loringhoven, F. von (1958) Europäische Stammtafeln Vol. III (J. A. Stargardt, Marburg)
  • Kierzek, Andrzej (2010). "Franciszek Leopold Lafontaine (1756–1812) and his work on catarrh". Otolaryngol Pol (in Polish). Poland. 64 (2): 118–21. doi:10.1016/S0030-6657(10)70047-0. ISSN 0030-6657. PMID 20568542.


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