Prince Frederick of Württemberg

German prince (1808–1870)

Prince Frederick of Württemberg

Born| (1808-02-21)21 February 1808
Schloss Comburg (now part of Schwäbisch Hall), Kingdom of Württemberg
Died| 9 May 1870(1870-05-09) (aged 62)
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Burial|

Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Spouse|

Princess Catherine of Württemberg

(m. 1845)​

Issue| William II of Württemberg
| Names

Frederick Charles Augustus
German: Friedrich Karl August
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* 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

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Ancestors of Prince Frederick of Württemberg

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8\. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

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| 4\. Frederick I of Württemberg|

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| 9\. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt

| 2\. Prince Paul of Württemberg|

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| 10\. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick

| 5\. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|

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| 11\. Princess Augusta of Great Britain

| 1\. Prince Frederick of Württemberg|
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| 12\. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

| 6\. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg|

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| 13\. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

| 3\. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen|

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| 14\. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

| 7\. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|

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| 15\. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

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## References

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1. ^ 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
2. ^ Corti, Egon Caesar; Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1970), The Downfall of Three Dynasties, Ayer Publishing, ISBN 978-0-8369-5419-7
3. ^ 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
4. ^ Württemberg (1858). Königlich-Württembergisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch: 1858. Guttenberg. pp. 30, 60.
5. ^ Bayern (1849). Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1849. Landesamt. pp. 9.
6. ^ Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1865/66. Heinrich. 1866. p. 3.
7. ^ Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1843), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 5
8. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1862), "Großherzogliche Orden" pp. 32, 44
9. ^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg (1858), "Der Großherzogliche Haus und Verdienst-orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig" p. 31
10. ^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 38.
11. ^ Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau (1866), "Herzogliche Orden" p. 8

Prince Frederick of Württemberg

House of Württemberg

Born: 21 February 1808 Died: 9 May 1870

German royalty
Preceded by

Charles, Crown Prince of Württemberg
later became Charles I

|  Heir to the Throne of Württemberg
as heir presumptive
25 June 1864 – 9 May 1870  | Succeeded by

Prince William
later became William II

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Princes of Württemberg

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as King of Württemberg in 1805.

1st Generation|

* William I
* Prince Paul

2nd Generation|

* Charles I
* Prince Frederick
* Prince August

3rd Generation|

* William II

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