Carl Duke of Württemberg

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Carl Herzog von Württemberg with his wife Diane, photo from 2020

Carl Maria Peter Ferdinand Philipp Albrecht Joseph Michael Pius Konrad Robert Ulrich Herzog von Württemberg (born August 1, 1936 in Friedrichshafen ) is a German entrepreneur and has been the head of the House of Württemberg since 1975 . He is the second eldest son of Philip II Albrecht Duke of Württemberg and his wife Rosa . After the resignation of his older brother Ludwig on June 29, 1959 and January 19, 1960 in Altshausen , he became heir to the House of Württemberg and succeeded his father after his death in 1975 as head of the house and the family business " Hofkammer des Haus Württemberg " . He is honorary president of the Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein.

Life

Carl Herzog von Württemberg attended the classical grammar school in Riedlingen and studied law at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen . After completing his studies, he joined the family business "Hofkammer des Haus Württemberg" (formerly based at Altshausen Castle , now the family's residence) and in 1975 became its boss. The company manages around 5500 hectares of forest, around 2000 hectares of meadows and fields, 50 hectares of vineyards, around 700 plots of land in Germany and abroad, forests in Canada and Austria, and company holdings. The Herzog von Württemberg winery has been located on the domain of Schloss Monrepos near Ludwigsburg since 1981 . In addition, the maintenance of 70 cultural monuments of the House of Württemberg must be ensured. Friedrichshafen Castle is the current company headquarters of the "Court Chamber of the House of Württemberg" .

In addition, Carl Herzog von Württemberg is involved in social and charitable activities, including in the German Red Cross , the Baden-Württemberg Monument Foundation, the associations for children with cancer, the Free School Foundation, the Art Foundation and the preventive youth welfare foundation. From 1985 to 2002, he was Deputy Chairman of the Monument Foundation and from 2002 to 2008 Chairman. He is honorary senator of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and the University of Hohenheim and chairman of the Association of Friends of the University of Tübingen and the University Foundation. Among other things, he is the founder of the Ludwig Uhland Prize for people who have made outstanding contributions to regional studies. He is also Honorary Commodore of Württembergischen yacht clubs and sailing talents promotes there by the Duke Carl Foundation. Since 1979 he has Familiare the German knights and 21 May 2009 he became an honorary knight of the Commandery at Tauber, Neckar and Lake Constance beaten . In his place of residence Altshausen he has taken over the patronage of the Citizens Guard on Horseback Yellow Hussars. He is a very good friend of King Juan Carlos I of Spain .

On May 31, 2002, Pope John Paul II handed him the Commander-in-Chief of the Papal Order of Knights of St. Gregory the Great , in particular because of his services to the development of the Catholic school system in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart . On November 8, 2008 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology from the Philosophical-Theological University of Vallendar . He has been a Knight of Honor of the Teutonic Order since 2009 .

In the media, aristocratic circles and name abbreviations, he is often referred to as "His Royal Highness" (HRH).

family

ancestors

Pedigree of Carl Duke of Württemberg
Great-great-grandparents

Duke
Alexander von Württemberg
(1802–1881)
⚭ 1837
Princess
Marie Christine of France
(1813–1839)

Archduke
Albrecht of Austria-Teschen (1817–1895)
⚭ 1844
Princess
Hildegard Luise of Bavaria (1825–1864)

Archduke
Franz Karl of Austria (1802–1878)
⚭ 1824
Princess
Sophie Friederike of Bavaria (1805–1872)

King
Ferdinand II of Naples and Sicily (1810–1859)
⚭ 1837
Archduchess
Maria Theresia Isabella of Austria (1816–1867)

Grand Duke
Leopold II of Tuscany (1797–1870)
⚭ 1833
Princess
Maria Antonie of Naples-Sicily (1814–1898)

Duke
Charles III. of Bourbon-Parma (1823–1854)
⚭ 1845
Princess
Louise Marie Therese of France (1819–1864)

King
Ferdinand II of Naples and Sicily (1810–1859)
⚭ 1837
Archduchess
Maria Theresia Isabella of Austria (1816–1867)

Prince
Franz of Naples and Sicily (1827–1892)
⚭ 1850
Archduchess
Marie Isabelle of Austria (1834–1901)

Great grandparents

Duke
Philipp von Württemberg (1838–1917)
⚭ 1865
Archduchess
Marie Therese of Austria (1845–1927)

Archduke
Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833–1896)
⚭ 1862
Princess
Maria Annunziata of Naples and Sicily (1843–1871)

Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany (1835–1908)
⚭ 1868
Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma (1849–1935)

Prince Alfons Maria of Naples and Sicily (1841–1934)
⚭ 1868
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1851–1938)

Grandparents

Duke Albrecht von Württemberg (1865–1939)
⚭ 1893
Archduchess
Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870–1902)

Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria-Tuscany (1874–1948)
⚭ 1900
Princess Maria Christina of Bourbon-Sicily (1877–1947)

parents

Philipp Albrecht Duke of Württemberg (1893–1975)
⚭ 1928
Rosa von Österreich (1906–1983)

Carl Duke of Württemberg (* 1936)

progeny

Carl Herzog von Württemberg married Diane von Orléans on July 18, 1960 , a daughter of Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans from the Bourbon family. Your children are:

  • Friedrich (1961–2018) ⚭ Wilhelmine Marie, née Princess zu Wied . They have one son and two daughters.
  • Mathilde (born July 11, 1962) ⚭ Erich von Waldburg zu Zeil and Trauchburg . You have five daughters.
  • Eberhard (born June 20, 1963) ⚭ Desiree Copf. You have a son.
  • Philipp (born November 1, 1964) ⚭ Marie Caroline, née Duchess in Bavaria (daughter of Max Emanuel Herzog in Bavaria ). They have three daughters and one son.
  • Michael (born December 1, 1965) ⚭ July 7, 2006 Julia, née Storz.
  • Eleonore Fleur (born November 4, 1977) ⚭ Moritz Graf von Goëss . They have one son and two daughters.

literature

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Baden-Württemberg Monument Foundation. In: Preservation of monuments in Baden-Württemberg. News bulletin of the state monument preservation . Volume 38, 1/2009, p. 50.
  2. http://www.wyc-fn.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199
  3. German Order: A bond of spiritual community - Knight of Honor Investiture SKH Carl Duke of Württemberg in Altshausen. Deutscher-Orden.at, May 14, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  4. AAS 95 (2003), n.1, p. 91.
predecessor Office successor
Philip II Head of the House of Württemberg
since 1975
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