Wilhelm of Württemberg

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Wilhelm Nicolaus von Württemberg (born July 20, 1828 in Carlsruhe in Prussian Silesia , † November 6, 1896 in Meran ) was an Austrian and Württemberg general.

Wilhelm of Württemberg

family

Duke Wilhelm was born the son of Duke Eugen von Württemberg (1788-1857) and his second wife Helene, born Princess zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807-1880).

Military career

As the first member of the House of Württemberg, Wilhelm attended a public high school in Breslau . After studying in Geneva , Bonn and other universities, he joined the Austrian army as a lieutenant in 1848 ( Emperor Franz Joseph No. 1 infantry regiment in Vienna). In the war against Piedmont (March 1849) he was wounded several times. In recognition of his bravery, Field Marshal Radetzky promoted him to captain in the 45th Infantry Regiment. In 1853 he became a major, in 1857 a lieutenant colonel and in 1859 a colonel and commander of the infantry regiment King of the Belgians No. 27 . With this he went to war against France and Piedmont in 1859 . His engagement in the Battle of Magenta on June 4th impressed both his superiors, Major General von Ramming and Lieutenant Field Marshal Clam-Gallas, and his opponents. The French generals Montebello and Failly mentioned this a few weeks later in a meeting with Lieutenant Field Marshal Alexander Prince of Hesse .

In the Federal War against Denmark in 1864 Wilhelm led a brigade under Field Marshal Lieutenant Gablenz , he distinguished himself on February 6, especially in the battle near Oeversee and was wounded in the process. In the war of 1866 Wilhelm, meanwhile major general, was assigned to the Northern Army with his brigade and fought in the battle of Königgrätz , Swiepwalde and Blumenau and Pressburg . After the campaign he came to Trieste with his brigade, was commander of the 11th Infantry Troop Division in Prague in 1869 and promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal on October 24, 1869. In the war of 1870/71 Wilhelm fought on the German side against France and in 1878 also in the Russo-Turkish War .

During the occupation campaign in Bosnia he led the 7th Infantry Division under Feldzeugmeister Philippovich in the battles of Rogelje and Jaice. As a result of the excellent performance, the emperor appointed him on August 20, 1878 Feldzeugmeister and commanding general of the XIII. Army Corps ( garrison in Agram). His task was to completely subjugate and pacify western Bosnia. With the task of organizing Bosnia and Herzegovina militarily and politically, he was appointed commanding general and head of the state government. He built a large number of traffic routes according to a well-thought-out plan that took into account military and economic interests, creating the solid basis for the later communications network in Bosnia. The school system, especially the military boys' boarding school in Sarajevo , developed in a very short time, as did all the other branches of administration and justice. He was dismissed from this post in early April 1881 and replaced by Hermann Freiherr Dahlen von Orlaburg .

In 1883 Wilhelm became the commanding general of the XI. Army Corps in Lviv. In 1889 he became the commandant of the III. Army Corps in Graz. In October 1891 he retired when he became the first agnate of his royal house due to the death of King Karl von Württemberg and since his successor Wilhelm II had no son, in order to be able to devote himself more to the affairs of his home country. Wilhelm was Württemberg General of the Infantry à la suite of the Grenadier Regiment "King Karl" (5th Württembergisches) No. 123 and regiment chief of the Prussian Infantry Regiment "Herwarth von Bittenfeld" (1st Westphalian) No. 13 and the Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment Wilhelm of Württemberg No. 73 .

Wilhelm was unmarried and of a slight stature. The consequences of the war wounds and a wagon accident in Italy impaired his health. He died during a vacation in Merano .

politics

As a member of the House of Wuerttemberg, Duke Wilhelm had a seat in the Wuerttemberg Chamber of Notaries since 1851 , but only accepted the mandate personally at the meeting on January 10, 1893 and was otherwise represented. Wilhelm also did not occupy the seat in the Prussian mansion , which he inherited in 1877 from his nephew Wilhelm Eugen , who died childless, due to the possession of the Carlsruhe / Silesia rule .

ancestors

Pedigree of Wilhelm 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 Wilhelm of Württemberg (1828-1896)

Honors

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Militär-Zeitung No. 83, Vienna, November 18, 1887, p. 674.
  2. ↑ Royal Württemberg Court and State Manual 1854 , p. 32.
personal data
SURNAME Württemberg, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Württemberg, Wilhelm Nicolaus von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian and Württemberg general
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Carlsruhe , Prussian Silesia
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1896
Place of death Meran