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William I, King of Württemberg






Reign[]

King of Württemberg
October 30, 1816 - June 25, 1864  (47 years) (35-82)
Preceded by Frederick I of Württemberg
Succeeded by Charles I of Württemberg


Life Data[]

Full Name Friedrich Wilhelm Karl
House Württemberg
Birth

September 27, 1781

Lubin, Poland

Death

June 25, 1864  (82 years)

Stuttgart, Germany


Parents[]

Frederick I, King of Württemberg
Born November 6, 1754
Father Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg  (1732-97) (65 years)
Mother Friederike, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt  (1736-98) (62 years)
Marriage 1780-88  (8 years, widowed)
Died October 30, 1816  (61 years)


Augusta, Duchess of Brunwick-Wolfenbüttel
Born December 3, 1764
Father Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel  (1735-1806) (71 years)
Mother Augusta, Princess of Great Britain  (1737-1813) (76 years)
Children 4
Died September 27, 1788  (23 years)


Siblings[]

1. Catharina, Queen of Westphalia  (1783-1835) (52 years)
2. Sophia Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg  (1783-84) (1 year)
3. Paul, Prince of Württemberg  (1785-1852) (67 years)


Marriages[]

1. Caroline Augusta, Princess of Bavaria
Born February 8, 1792
Father Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria  (1756-1825) (69 years)
Mother Augusta Wilhelmine, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt  (1765-96) (31 years)
Marriage June 8, 1808 - August 31, 1814  (6 years, divorced)
Died February 9, 1873  (81 years)


2. Catherine Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
Born May 10, 1788
Father Paul I, Emperor of Russia  (1754-1801) (47 years)
Mother Sophie Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg  (1759-1828) (69 years)
Marriage January 24, 1816 - January 9, 1819  (2 years, widowed)
Died January 9, 1819  (30 years)


3. Pauline Therese, Duchess of Württemberg
Born September 4, 1800
Father Louis, Duke of Württemberg  (1756-1817) (61 years)
Mother Henriette, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg  (1780-1857) (77 years)
Marriage April 15, 1820 - June 25, 1864  (44 years, died)
Died March 10, 1873  (72 years)


Child 1: Marie, Princess of Württemberg[]

Born October 30, 1816
Died January 4, 1887  (70 years)


Marriages
Husband Alfred, Count von Neipperg  (1807-65) (m.1840)


Child 2: Sophie, Princess of Württemberg[]

Born June 17, 1818
Died June 3, 1877  (58 years)


Marriages
Husband William III, King of the Netherlands  (1817-90) (m.1839)


Grandchildren via Sophie[]

1. William, Prince of Orange
Born September 4, 1840
Died June 11, 1879  (38 years)


2. Maurice, Prince of the Netherlands
Born September 15, 1843
Died June 4, 1850  (6 years)


3. Alexander, Prince of Orange
Born August 25, 1851
Died June 21, 1884  (32 years)


Child 3: Catherine, Princess of Württemberg[]

Born August 24, 1821
Died December 6, 1898  (77 years)


Marriages
Husband Frederick, Prince of Württemberg  (1808-70) (m.1845)


Grandchildren via Catherine[]

1. William II, King of Württemberg
Born February 28, 1848
Marriages

1. Marie, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1857-82) (m.1877)

2. Charlotte, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (1864-1946) (m.1886)

Children 1 daughter, 1 son
Died October 2, 1921  (73 years)


Child 4: Charles I, King of Württemberg[]

Born March 6, 1823
Died October 6, 1891  (68 years)


Marriages
Wife Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia  (1822-92) (m.1846)


Child 5: Augusta, Princess of Württemberg[]

Born October 4, 1826
Died December 3, 1898  (72 years)


Marriages
Husband Hermann, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach  (1825-1901) (m.1851)


Grandchildren via Augusta[]

1. Pauline, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Born July 25, 1852
Marriages 1. Charles Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1844-94) (m.1873)
Children 2 sons
Died May 17, 1904  (51 years)


2. Wilhelm, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Born December 21, 1853
Marriages 1. Gerta, Princess of Ysenburg-Büdingen (1863-1945) (m.1885)
Children 2 sons, 1 daughter
Died December 15, 1924  (70 years)


3. Bernhard, Count of Crayenburg
Born October 10, 1855
Marriages

1. Marie Louise Brockmüller (1866-1903) (m.1900)

2. Elisabeth, Countess von der Schulenberg (1869-1940) (m.1905)

Died December 23, 1907  (52 years)


4. Alexander, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Born June 22, 1857
Died September 5, 1891  (34 years)


5. Ernest, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Born August 9, 1859
Died January 9, 1909  (49 years)


6. Olga, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Born September 8, 1869
Died January 12, 1924  (54 years)
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