Prince Frederick of Württemberg
| 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 | ||||
| Burial | Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | William II of Württemberg | ||||
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| House | Württemburg | ||||
| Father | Prince Paul of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Prince Frederick of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg) (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870) was a German prince from House of Württemberg, a general in the Army of Württemberg and the father of William II of Württemberg.[1]
Family[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
Honours[edit]
Württemberg:[4]
- Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1822
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1830[5]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1834[6]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, February 1837[7]
Baden:[8]
- Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1845
- Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1845
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 17 October 1853[9]
Kingdom of Hanover: Knight of St. George, 1855[10]
Nassau: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau, November 1858[11]
Ancestry[edit]
| Ancestors of Prince Frederick of Württemberg |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lorenz, Sönke; Dieter Mertens; Volker Press (1997), Das Haus Württemberg: ein biographisches Lexikon, Kohlhammer Verlag, ISBN 3-17-013605-4
- ^ Corti, Egon Caesar; Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1970), The Downfall of Three Dynasties, Ayer Publishing, ISBN 978-0-8369-5419-7
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Württemberg (1858). Königlich-Württembergisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch: 1858. Guttenberg. pp. 30, 60.
- ^ Bayern (1849). Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1849. Landesamt. pp. 9.
- ^ Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1865/66. Heinrich. 1866. p. 3.
- ^ Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1843), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 5
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1862), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 32, 44
- ^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg (1858), "Der Großherzogliche Haus und Verdienst-orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig" p. 31
- ^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 38.
- ^ Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau (1866), "Herzogliche Orden" p. 8
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