Nicholas of Württemberg

Nikolaus von Württemberg (born March 1, 1833 in Carlsruhe (Upper Silesia) , † February 22, 1903 there ) was an Imperial Austrian general of the infantry .

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Nikolaus was born as the son of Prince Eugen von Württemberg and Princess Helene zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg . After attending grammar school in Breslau and studying at the Polytechnic in Hanover , he first belonged to the Austrian navy and then to the Austrian army. In 1860 he became a major and took part in the German-Danish War in 1864 and in the war against Prussia in 1866 . He then went on trips to Spain and North Africa. Since 1877 he was stationed as major general and brigadier in Krakow and from 1882 as field marshal lieutenant and division commander in Komorn .

In 1869 he married the Duchess Wilhelmine Eugenia, the eldest daughter of his half-brother Eugen Erdmann . This marriage remained childless.

From 1888, Duke Nikolaus lived in Carlsruhe, where he worked as a farmer and forester and also studied fishing industry. As a member of the House of Württemberg , he had had a seat and vote in the Württemberg Chamber of Jurors since 1855 , but stayed away from all meetings in Stuttgart with one exception in 1894 .

His burial took place on February 27, 1903. His bust was in the temple at the Erdmannstern. According to the will, Carlsruhe then fell to King Wilhelm II . von Württemberg , who owned it from 1903 to 1921 and spent several weeks hunting holidays in Carlsruhe every year. After his death in 1921, Duke Albrecht Eugen (1895–1954) inherited Carlsruhe.

Like all Württemberg princes, when he was 14 years old (i.e. 1847), Nikolaus received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown .

ancestors

Pedigree of Nikolaus von Württemberg
Great grandparents	Duke Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg (1732–1797) ⚭ 1753 Princess Friederike Dorothea Sophia of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736–1798)	Prince Christian Carl zu Stolberg-Gedern (1726–1789) ⚭ 1760 Countess Eleonore Reuss zu Lobenstein (1736–1782)	Prince Christian Albrecht zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1726–1789) ⚭ 1761 Princess Caroline zu Stolberg-Gedern (1732–1796)	Count Johann Christian zu Solms-Baruth (1733–1800) ⚭ 1767 Countess Friederike Louise Reuß zu Köstritz (1748–1798)
Grandparents	Duke Eugen Friedrich Heinrich von Württemberg (1758–1822) ⚭ 1787 Princess Luise zu Stolberg-Gedern (1764–1834)		Prince Karl Ludwig zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1762–1825) ⚭ 1789 Countess Amalie Henriette zu Solms-Baruth (1768–1847)
parents	Prince Eugene of Württemberg (1788–1857) ⚭ 1827 Princess Helene zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807–1880)
Prince Nicholas of Württemberg (1833–1903)

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Württemberg, Nicolaus Prinz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 58th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1889, p. 244 f. ( Digitized version ).
R. Zerelik in: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): The House of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 371.
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. 1046 f .

Individual evidence

↑ Royal Württemberg Court and State Handbook 1854. P. 32.

personal data
SURNAME	Württemberg, Nikolaus von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Württemberg, Nikolaus Duke of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH	March 1, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	Carlsruhe (Upper Silesia)
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1903
Place of death	Carlsruhe (Upper Silesia)

[1] Royal Württemberg Court and State Handbook 1854. P. 32.