Pauline of Württemberg (1800–1873)
Pauline Therese Luise von Württemberg (born September 4, 1800 in Riga ; † March 10, 1873 in Stuttgart ) was Queen of Württemberg from 1820 to 1864 .
Life
Pauline was a daughter of Duke Ludwig von Württemberg and Princess Henriette von Nassau-Weilburg . Her father was the younger brother of King Friedrich von Württemberg . Duke Ludwig, known as Louis, served in the Russian army and as governor of Riga thanks to good relations with the Russian tsarist family - his sister was the Russian tsarina Maria Feodorovna . Here Pauline was born as the couple's third daughter.
At the request of the king, the family returned to Württemberg. On April 15, 1820, Pauline married her cousin, King Wilhelm I of Württemberg , son of King Friedrich and his wife Auguste Karoline von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . Pauline looked very similar to her predecessor, Katharina Pavlovna , who died early and was soon idealized .
Pauline gave her husband three children, including the later King Karl von Württemberg . 101 cannon shots and the ringing of all the church bells in Stuttgart announced the happy event in 1823. But the marriage was not always happy. It was clouded above all by Wilhelm's long-term relationship with the Stuttgart court actress Amalie von Stubenrauch . Queen Pauline spent most of the last years of her life in Switzerland. After the king's death, the couple's estrangement became public: the queen was excluded from inheritance in her will.
Pauline died in Stuttgart in March 1873 at the age of 72.
Pauline was very popular with the people of Württemberg. Numerous streets and squares were named after her, such as in Stuttgart , Esslingen am Neckar , Bad Wildbad or Friolzheim . The Stuttgart Paulinenpflege for children in need still testifies to their social activities . A nursing home of the Ev. Heimstiftung (Stuttgart) in Friedrichshafen , the "Königin-Paulinen-Stift" and the "Paulinenpflege Winnenden" named after her. In Heilbronn the "Paulinenstraße" and the "Paulinen-Apotheke" are named after her. Paulinenstrasse was renamed in 1948. It was called Paulinenstraße from 1840/41, was in Würzburger Straße between 1947/48 and then became Paulinenstraße again in 1948.
progeny
- Katharina Friederike (1821–1898), married her cousin Friedrich von Württemberg (1808–1870), the nephew of King Wilhelm I in 1845 , and was the mother of King Wilhelm II of Württemberg .
- Karl (1823–1891), King of Württemberg 1864 to 1891.
- Auguste Wilhelmine (1826–1898), married since 1851 to Prince Hermann of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach .
literature
- Sabine Thomsen: The queens of Württemberg. Charlotte Mathilde, Katharina, Pauline, Olga, Charlotte - their life and work. Silberburg-Verlag , Tübingen 2006; ISBN 9783874077149 .
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| SURNAME | Pauline of Württemberg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pauline Therese Luise von Württemberg (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Württemberg (1820–1864) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1873 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |