Friedrich Duke of Württemberg
Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria Duke of Württemberg (born June 1, 1961 at Friedrichshafen Castle in Friedrichshafen ; † May 9, 2018 in the district of Ebenweiler ) was a German entrepreneur , Colonel of the Bundeswehr and head of administration of the court chamber of the House of Württemberg .
Life
Friedrich first attended a school in Friedrichshafen and when the family moved to Altshausen in 1975 , he graduated from high school in Saulgau . After finishing school, he trained as an officer in the Bundeswehr . He held the rank of Colonel of the Reserve.
Friedrich Herzog von Württemberg had been working for the family business " Hofkammer des Haus Württemberg " since 1992 , and since 1997 he was head of the Hofkammer's asset management. They manage about 5500 hectares of forest, about 2000 hectares of meadows and fields, 50 hectares of vineyards, about 700 plots of land in Germany and abroad, forests in Canada , Austria and Spain as well as company investments. In addition, the maintenance of 70 cultural monuments of the House of Württemberg must be ensured.
On May 9, 2018, he was killed in a car accident near Ebenweiler in the Ravensburg district . While overtaking, his car collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident. He was 56 years old and left behind his wife and three grown children. On May 25, 2018, after a funeral service celebrated by Bishop Gebhard Fürst , he was buried in the family crypt in Altshausen Castle. To the funeral service in addition to the members and 2,000 geladenene guests from nobility, politics and society had come to Altshausen, including King Philip of Belgium and his wife Mathilde , former Prime Minister Erwin Teufel , the Landtag President Muhterem Aras , Interior Minister Thomas Strobl , Max Margrave of Baden with his son Bernhard , and Franz Duke of Bavaria .
Friedrich Herzog von Württemberg was a member of the Universitätsbund Hohenheim , the Universitätsbund Tübingen and chairman of the board of trustees of the Zeppelin University . He was the patron of the Dianiño Foundation for children with diabetes as well as deputy chairman of the Olgäle Foundation in Stuttgart, assessor of the Upper Swabian Society for History and Culture , member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy for Spoken Word in Stuttgart and board member of the Baden-Württemberg State Association of the German War Graves Commission . He was a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece , an order of knights founded in 1430 , and was holder of the Order of the Württemberg Crown , the Württemberg house order . He supported the Blood Entry in Weingarten , whose guest of honor he was for years, supported the Association of Catholic Entrepreneurs at events and was a sponsor of the private radio station Radio Horeb .
family
Friedrich von Württemberg was the first of six children and the eldest son of Carl Herzog von Württemberg (* 1936) and his wife Diane Duchess von Württemberg , née d'Orléans (* 1940).
On November 11, 1993 the civil marriage took place in Altshausen with Wilhelmine Marie Princess zu Wied (born December 27, 1973 in Munich), daughter of Ulrich Prinz zu Wied (1931-2010) and his wife Ilke, née Fischer (* 1936) ; on November 13, 1993 the couple were ecclesiastically married. The couple has three children:
- Wilhelm Friedrich Duke of Württemberg (born August 13, 1994 in Ravensburg)
- Marie-Amelie Duchess of Württemberg (born March 11, 1996 in Ravensburg)
- Sophie-Dorothée Duchess of Württemberg (born August 19, 1997 in Ravensburg)
ancestors
| Pedigree of Friedrich Duke of Württemberg | ||||||||
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| Great-great-grandparents |
Duke |
Archduke |
Archduke |
Prince |
Prince |
Count |
Prince |
Baron |
| Great grandparents |
Duke |
Archduke |
Jean d'Orléans (1874–1940) |
Prince |
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| Grandparents |
Philipp Albrecht von Württemberg (1893–1975) |
Henri d'Orléans (1908–1999) |
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| parents |
Carl von Württemberg (* 1936) |
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Friedrich Duke of Württemberg (1961-2018) |
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See also
literature
- Christel Voith, Helmuth Voith: Leben am See, Volume XXIV. Verlag Senn, 2006, ISBN 978-3-88812-525-6 .
- Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (ed.): The house of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice of Friedrich Duke of Württemberg
- ↑ Friedrich Duke of Württemberg in a fatal accident: royal descendant dies in a traffic accident. In: Stuttgarter Zeitung . May 9, 2018, accessed May 10, 2018 .
- ^ SWR television: Funeral service in Altshausen
- ^ SWR1 condolence page for Friedrich Duke of Württemberg
- ↑ His Royal Highness Friedrich Herzog von Württemberg supports the new Dianiño Foundation for children with diabetes. Deutscher Diabetiker Bund , April 8, 2005, archived from the original on December 13, 2006 ; accessed on May 10, 2018 .
- ↑ About us. Olgäle Foundation, archived from the original on November 29, 2006 ; accessed on May 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Board of Directors & Board of Trustees. Academy for the Spoken Word, accessed March 2, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Württemberg, Friedrich Duke of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Württemberg, Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria Herzog von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Friedrichshafen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 2018 |
| Place of death | Ebenweiler |