Wilhelm Eugen of Württemberg
Wilhelm Eugen (IV.) August Georg von Württemberg (born August 20, 1846 in Bückeburg , † January 27, 1877 in Düsseldorf ) was a Württemberg staff officer .
family
Wilhelm Eugen was the son of Duke Eugen Erdmann von Württemberg (1820–1875) and his wife Mathilde , née Princess zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1818–1891). On May 8, 1874, he married the Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinowna of Russia (1854–1912), a niece and adopted daughter of Queen Olga who grew up at the court in Stuttgart . They had three children together: Karl Eugen, who died as an infant, and the twins Elsa and Olga.
Life
Wilhelm Eugen grew up in Carlsruhe , his father's hunting estate in Silesia. He studied in Tübingen . In 1866 he joined the Württemberg army as a lieutenant . With the 3rd Cavalry Regiment he took part in the war against Prussia in the battle near Gochsheim .
In September 1866, however, he took a leave of absence from military service until 1870 in order to continue his studies. At times he also stayed in Paris . Together with his uncle, Duke Wilhelm von Württemberg , he made a trip to the United States of America from July 1868 to January 1869. In 1868 he became a corps bow bearer of the Saxonia Göttingen .
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 he fought as a first lieutenant in the battles at Mezieres, Chevilly, Mont Mesly and Villiers . In 1871 he became Rittmeister and in the following year he was transferred to the 1st Uhlan Regiment (King Karl) No. 19 . In 1874 he became a major and in 1876 a staff officer. In December 1876, Wilhelm Eugen was assigned to the 2nd Westphalian Hussar Regiment No. 11 in Düsseldorf as squadron chief . He suddenly died there at the age of only 30. The official reason given was a fall from his horse, in truth he died in a duel. He was buried in the castle church in the old castle in Stuttgart. After his death, his widow Wera remained unmarried, although she was only 22 years old.
At the time of his death, after Prince Wilhelm (later King Wilhelm II), he was the next contender to the Württemberg throne.
politics
As a member of the House of Württemberg, Wilhelm Eugen had had a seat in the Württemberg Chamber of Notaries since 1870 , but only assumed the mandate personally once at the opening of the State Parliament in 1875 and was otherwise represented.
He had also inherited the Silesian Majorate Carlsruhe, with which a hereditary seat in the Prussian mansion was connected. Duke Wilhelm Eugen did not take this seat.
Honors
- 1860 Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
literature
- Hans-Martin Maurer in: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (Ed.): The House of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 373.
- 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. 1042 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Kösener corps lists 1910, 85 , 268
- ↑ Biographical note on Duchess Wera von Württemberg , ed. by the Catharina Pavlovna Society, accessed July 29, 2011
- ^ Hermann Krüger (Ed.): Chronicle of the Prussian manor house. A commemorative book to commemorate the manor's 30th anniversary. Berlin 1885, p. 51.
- ↑ Hof- und Staatshandbuch Württemberg 1866. P. 29.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Württemberg, Wilhelm Eugen von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Württemberg, Wilhelm Eugen (IV.) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wuerttemberg officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buckeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1877 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |