House Urach

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The House of Urach is a morganatic sideline of the House of Württemberg . It was created in the 19th century when the title "Duke of Urach" was awarded to an unequal descendant of Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp von Württemberg . The title "Countess of Urach" had already been awarded twice to morganatic wives or descendants of the Württemberg dukes. The title goes back to the medieval Counts of Urach , with whom, however, there is no relationship.

1st award

Wilhelmine von Grävenitz (1686–1744), Countess of Urach

Wilhelmine von Graevenitz (1686–1744) was since July 1707 as Countess von Urach - officially announced in November - the morganatic wife of Duke Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg (1676–1733). But the marriage was declared invalid in 1710 on the intervention of the emperor because the duchess had not consented to a divorce. In 1711, the duke made an appearance of the Graevenitz and married the Bohemian Count Würben, who had to stay abroad. He was not allowed to consummate the marriage and received, in addition to significant monetary compensation, the title of court master, secret councilor and war council president. Graevenitz returned undisputed to Stuttgart as the "Landhofmeisterin" and took the first position at court. Due to her influence on the duke, she led almost unlimited rule for 20 years. Clever negotiations persuaded the Kaiser not to bother about the matter any further.

2nd award

Heinrich Karl Friedrich von Württemberg (1772–1838) - a son of Duke Friedrich Eugen entered an morganatic marriage with Christine Caroline Alexei. In 1821 his daughter Marie was appointed Countess of Urach through a royal Württemberg diploma and in 1825 his wife and a second daughter also received this title.

3rd award

Duke Wilhelm von Urach , Count of Württemberg (1810–1869), since 1867 Duke of Urach; Builder of Lichtenstein Castle
Lichtenstein Castle (Württemberg)
Hohenurach Castle

Another morganatic sideline of the House of Württemberg was founded by Duke Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp of Württemberg , whose children, Dorothea Friederike Franziska Wilhelmine von Tunderfelt-Rhodis, were given the title of Count of Württemberg , and the second son Wilhelm also received the title of Duke of Urach in 1867 , inherited in Primogenitur , with the title Fürst / Fürstin for those born later. Since this was an unequal marriage according to the laws of the House of Württemberg, Duke Wilhelm declared on August 1, 1801 that his descendants would renounce the succession to the throne.

The marriage between Wilhelm and Wilhelmine resulted in six children, but only three of them reached adulthood. The son Wilhelm founded the line of the dukes (or princes) of Urach, counts of Württemberg , which still flourishes today :

  1. Count Alexander von Württemberg (* 1801; † 1844), poet ∞ Helene Countess Festetics (* 1812; † 1886)
  2. Duke Wilhelm von Urach , Count of Württemberg (* 1810, † 1869), since 1867 Duke of Urach, Württemberg general of the infantry, governor of Ulm, builder of Lichtenstein Castle (Württemberg) ; ∞ I. Théodelinde de Beauharnais , Princess of Leuchtenberg (* 1814; † 1857), four daughters; ∞ II. Princess Florestine of Monaco (* 1833; † 1897), two sons:
    1. Duke Wilhelm Karl von Urach , Count of Württemberg (1864–1928), Duke of Urach since 1869, elected King of Lithuania in 1918, but the royal dignity was not accepted; ∞ I. 1892 Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (1865–1912); ∞ II. 1924 Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria (1884–1975); nine children of the first marriage, including:
      1. Wilhelm (1897–1957), mechanical engineer
        1. Wilhelmine (* 1932)
        2. Maria-Christine (1933–1990), mechanical engineer
      2. Karl Gero (1899–1981), successor as Duke and Head of the House, ∞ 1940 Gabriele, Countess von Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1910–2005)
      3. Albrecht (1903–1969) ∞ I. 1931 (–1943) Rosemary Blackadder (1901–1975), ∞ 1943 II. Ute Waldschmidt (1922–1984)
        1. (I) Hermione Marie-Gabrielle (1932–1989)
        2. (II) Axel Peter (1944–1977)
        3. (II) Manuela (* 1945) ∞ 1967 Sergius von Cube
      4. Eberhard (1907–1969) ∞ 1948 Iniga Princess von Thurn und Taxis (1925–2008), heiress of Niederaichbach Castle
        1. Amelie (* 1949) ∞ 1974 Curt-Hildebrand von Einsiedel , Schönach Palace
        2. Elisabeth (1952–2012)
        3. Karl Anselm (* 1955), 1981–1990 Duke and head of the Urach family , owner of Niederaichbach Castle near Landshut ⚭ I. 1990 (–1996) Saskia Wüsthof (* 1968) II. 2014 Uta Maria von Bülow
          1. Wilhelm (* 1991)
          2. Max-Emanuel (* 1993)
        4. Wilhelm Albert (* 1957), Duke and boss of the Urach family since 1991 , owner of Lichtenstein Castle ⚭ 1991 Karen von Brauchitsch (* 1959), Countess Berghe von Trips, heiress of Ossenberg Castle
          1. Karl Philipp (* 1992)
          2. Alexandra-Charlotte (* 1994)
          3. Louise Antonia Gabriele Elisabeth Maria (* 1996)
        5. Eberhard Friedrich Inigo (* 1962), ⚭ 1991 Danielle Freiin von und zu Bodman
          1. Eberhard (* 1990)
          2. Anselm (* 1992)
          3. Amelie Philippa (* 1994)
    2. Prince Karl Joseph von Urach , Count of Württemberg (1865–1926), Württemberg colonel, President of the Württemberg regional group of the German Colonial Society
  3. Countess Marie von Württemberg (* 1815; † 1866) ∞ 1842 Count Wilhelm von Taubenheim (* 1805; † 1894)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernhard Peter: Morganatic marriages in heraldry (2). In: welt-der-wappen.de. Retrieved July 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b The House of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, p. 396
  3. ^ Biography of Karl Anselm Fürst von Urach at Leo-BW
  4. ^ Biography of Wilhelm Albert Herzog von Urach at Leo-BW