Friedrich of Württemberg
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 .
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
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- Grand Cross of the Order of Frederick
- Grand Cross of the Russian Order of St. Andrew
- Grand Cross of the Bavarian Order of St. Hubertus
- Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Guelph Order
- Knight of the House Order of the Diamond Crown
- Knight of the Black Eagle Order
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Royal Württemberg Court and State Handbook 1839 , p. 4
- ↑ Hermann Hengst: The Knights of the Black Eagle Order. Verlag Alexander Duncker, Berlin 1901, p. 369.
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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 |