Friedrich of Württemberg

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Prince Friedrich of Württemberg (1808-1870).

Prince Friedrich Karl August von Württemberg (born February 21, 1808 on the Comburg near Schwäbisch Hall , † May 9, 1870 in Stuttgart ) was a Württemberg general of the cavalry and father of King Wilhelm II of Württemberg .

Life

Friedrich was the eldest son of Prince Paul von Württemberg and his wife Charlotte von Sachsen-Hildburghausen , a daughter of Duke Friedrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (or from 1826 Altenburg ). Prince Friedrich was born in his temporary residence, the former Comburg knight's monastery near Schwäbisch Hall. His grandfather was the first King Friedrich I of Württemberg , his uncle the second King Wilhelm I.

Friedrich embarked on a befitting military career in the Württemberg army , received the rank of Rittmeister II class at the age of fifteen , was colonel of the infantry in 1832 and in 1841 achieved the rank of lieutenant general of the cavalry . In 1865 King Karl I promoted him to general of the cavalry and commander in chief of the Württemberg Federal Army Corps. In the German war of 1866 against Prussia , however, he did not hold a field command, but experienced him as a liaison officer in the headquarters of the Austrian field witness .

Due to his parentage, Prince Friedrich was a member of the First Chamber of the Württemberg State Parliament , in whose meetings he also took part. In 1865 his nephew King Karl appointed him to the Privy Council . He lived mainly in a palace in Stuttgart and in the Katharinenhof hunting lodge near Oppenweiler .

Princess Katharina of Württemberg (1821–1898)

On November 20, 1845, he married his cousin Princess Katharina von Württemberg (1821–1898), a daughter of King Wilhelm I. He ignored the wishes of his father, who refused the marriage. The only child from this connection was Prince Wilhelm , born in Stuttgart in 1848 , who became King of Württemberg in 1891 as Wilhelm II.

Friedrich von Württemberg died on May 9, 1870 in Stuttgart of an ulcer , which was probably the late consequence of a facial injury sustained in a hunting accident. He was buried in the crypt of the palace chapel of Ludwigsburg Palace .

Honors

literature

  • Anne Lipp: Friedrich, Prince of Württemberg. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 327.
  • Frank Raberg : Biographical handbook of the Württemberg state parliament members 1815-1933 . On behalf of the Commission for Historical Regional Studies in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-17-016604-2 , p. 1043-1044 .

Web links

Commons : Friedrich von Württemberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Royal Württemberg Court and State Handbook 1839 , p. 4
  2. ↑ Hermann Hengst: The Knights of the Black Eagle Order. Verlag Alexander Duncker, Berlin 1901, p. 369.
personal data
SURNAME Württemberg, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Württemberg, Friedrich Karl August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Württemberg general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Comburg
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1870
Place of death Stuttgart