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| Prince Frederick of Württemberg | |
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| Born | 21 February 1808 Schloss Comburg (now part of Schwäbisch Hall), Kingdom of Württemberg |
| Died | 9 May 1870 (aged 62) Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Catherine of Württemberg (m. 1845) |
Prince Frederick Charles Augustus of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg)[1] (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870) was a General in the Army of Württemberg and the father of William II of Württemberg.[1] Frederick was a member of the Royal Family of Württemberg and a Prince of Württemberg.[1]
Family[]
Frederick was born 21 February 1808 at Schloss Comburg (now part of Schwäbisch Hall), Kingdom of Württemberg,[1] the second child and eldest son of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[1] Through his father, Frederick was a grandson of Frederick I of Württemberg and through his mother, a grandson of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was a younger brother of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia and an elder brother of Pauline, Duchess of Nassau and Prince August of Württemberg.
Military career[]
Frederick began his military career in the Army of Württemberg (German: Württembergische Armee) where by the age of 15, he had reached the rank of Rittmeister 2nd class.[1] In 1832, he was a Colonel of the Infantry and by 1841, Frederick had attained the rank of Lieutenant General of the Cavalry.[1] In 1865, Frederick was promoted by Charles I of Württemberg to General Commander of the Cavalry and the Württemberg Federal Army Corps (German: Württembergischen Bundesarmeekorps).[1] In the Austro-Prussian War against Prussia, Frederick held no field command, but instead served as a liaison officer at the headquarters of the Austrian Feldzeugmeister.[1] Despite his serious eye problems, Frederick was offended when he was not offered the command of the Eighth Army Corps during the war.[2]
Political career[]
Because of his position as a Prince of Württemberg, Frederick held a served as a member of the Württembergian Chamber of Lords (German: Württembergischen Kammer der Standesherren) at which he regularly attended legislative sessions.[1] In 1865, Charles appointed Frederick as a privy councillor in the Geheimer Rat.[1] During this time, Frederick resided mainly at Ludwigsburg Palace near Stuttgart and at the hunting lodge Schloss Katharinenhof in Oppenweiler.[1]
Marriage and issue[]
Frederick married his first cousin Princess Catherine of Württemberg, daughter of William I of Württemberg and his wife Pauline Therese of Württemberg, on 20 November 1845 in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg. Frederick and Catherine had one son:
- William II of Württemberg (25 February 1848 – 2 October 1921)
Later life and death[]
Frederick died on 9 May 1870 in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg of an ulceration, which was most likely a later consequence of a facial injury he sustained in a hunting accident.[1] Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands wrote of her cousin Frederick to Lady Malet upon learning of his death.[3] According to Sophie, Frederick died after having suffered "cancer in the face" for eight years.[3] Frederick was interred in the family crypt in the Schlosskirche at Ludwigsburg Palace.[1]
Titles, styles, honours and arms[]
Titles and styles[]
- 21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870: His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Württemberg
Ancestry[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Lorenz, Sönke; Dieter Mertens (1997). "Das Haus Württemberg: ein biographisches Lexikon". Kohlhammer. ISBN 3-17-013605-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=7vDiAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Corti, Egon Caesar; Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1970). "The Downfall of Three Dynasties". Ayer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8369-5419-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=56_V07uq4h8C.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sophie of Württemberg (1989). "A stranger in The Hague: the letters of Queen Sophie of the Netherlands to Lady Malet, 1842-1877". Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-0811-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=rp29cF15SpAC.
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