Genealogy of the Royal Family of Württemberg1

House Württemberg


HSH Duke Friedrich IIHSH Friedrich II Eugen Duke von Württemberg
* Stuttgart, January 21st, 1732
† Hohenheim, December 22nd, 1797
Duke von Württemberg, May 20th, 1795

HSH Duchess Friederike née Margravine von Brandenburg-SchwedtMarried:

Schwedt, November 29th, 1753:
HSH Friederike Margravine von Brandenburg-Schwedt
* Schwedt, December 18th, 1736
† Stuttgart, March 9th, 1798

HIM Empress Marija Feodorovna of Russia née Princess Sophie von WürttembergChildren from this marriage:

  1. HM Friedrich I Wilhelm Karl King von Württemberg
  2. HSH Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Duke von Württemberg
  3. HSH Eugen Friedrich Heinrich Duke von Württemberg
  4. HSH Sophie Dorothea Auguste Luise Duchess von Württemberg
    (Following her conversion to the Orthodox faith styled as: HIH Marija Feodorovna Grand Duchess of Russia)
    * Stettin (today: Sczcecin), October 25th, 1759
    † St. Petersburg, November 5th n.s., 1828

    HIM Emperor Pavel I Petrovitch of RussiaMarried:

    St. Petersburg, October 7th n.s., 1776:
    HIM
    Pavel I Petrovitch Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias
    (Born as: HIH Pavel Petrovitch Grand Duke of Russia)
    * Summer Palace (Mikhailov Palace), St. Petersburg, October 1st n.s., 1754
    † (assassinated) Summer Palace (Mikhailov Palace), St. Petersburg, March 24th n.s., 1801
    Emperor of Russia, November 17th n.s., 1796 (crowned: Kremlin, Moscow, April 5th, 1797)

  5. HRH Duke FerdinandHSH Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp Duke von Württemberg
  6. HSH Ferdinand August Friedrich Duke von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Ferdinand August Friedrich Duke von Württemberg
    * Treptow an der Rega, October 22nd, 1763
    † Wiesbaden, January 20th, 1834

    Married:

    1. Sondershausen, March 18th, 1795:
      HSH Albertine Wilhelmine Amalie Princess von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
      * Sondershausen, April 5th, 1771
      † Wetzlar, April 25th, 1829)
      (Divorced: 1801)
    2. Marseille, February 23rd, 1817:
      Pauline Princess von Metternich-Winneburg
      * Coblenz, November 29th, 1771
      † Vienna-Hietzing, June 23rd, 1855
  7. HSH Duchess Friederike von Oldenburg née Duchess von WürttembergHSH Friederike Elisabeth Amalie Duchess von Württemberg
    * Treptow an der Rega, July 27th, 1765
    † Vienna, November 24th, 1785

    Married:

    Château d'Etupes near Montbéliard, June 26th, 1781:
    HSH Peter I Friedrich Ludwig Duke von Oldenburg
    * Riesenburg, January 17th, 1755
    † Wiesbaden, May 21st, 1829
    Duke von Oldenburg, July 2nd, 1823

  8. HI & RH Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria née Duchess von WürttembergHSH Elisabeth Wilhelmine Luise Duchess von Württemberg
    * Treptow an der Rega, April 21st, 1767
    † (in childbirth) Vienna, February 18th, 1790

    HIM Emperor Franz of AustriaMarried:

    Hofpfarrkirche des Heiligen Augustinus, Vienna, January 6th, 1788:
    HIM
    Franz Joseph Karl Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia
    (Born as: HI & RH Franz Joseph Karl Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany)
    (Since March 1st, 1792:) HIM Franz II Joseph Karl Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King in Germany, of Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria
    (Since August 11th, 1804:) HIM Franz II Joseph Karl Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Emperor of Austria, King in Germany, of Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia
    * Florence, February 12th, 1768
    † Vienna, March 2nd, 1835
    Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Milan, March 1st, 1792 (deposed as Duke of Milan: May 9th, 1796; abdicated as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire: August 6th, 1806); Grand Duke of Cracow, October 24th, 1795; Duke of Friaul, Lord of Cattaro, 1797; Emperor of Austria, August 11th, 1804; Duke of Milan, April 28th, 1814 - April 7th, 1815; King of Lombardia-Venice, April 7th, 1815; King of Illyria, Duke of Salzburg, Duke of Ragusa and Zara, Prince of Triente and Brixen, June 10th, 1815

  9. HSH Friederike Wilhelmine Katharina Duchess von Württemberg
    * Treptow an der Rega, June 3rd, 1768
    † Treptow an der Rega, October 22nd, 1768
  10. HSH Karl Friedrich Heinrich Duke von Württemberg
    * Mömpelgard, May 3rd, 1770
    † Galatz, August 22nd, 1791
  11. HSH Alexander Friedrich Karl Duke von Württemberg
  12. HSH Karl Heinrich Duke von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Karl Heinrich Duke von Württemberg
    * Mömpelgard, July 3rd, 1772
    † Ulm, July 28th, 1833

    Married:

    (morganatic) 1798:
    Karoline Alexei
    * Ludwigsdorf, December 26th, 1799
    † Baden-Baden, August 17th, 1853
    Created Freifrau von Hochberg und Rottenburg, September 1807 and Countess von Urach, November 13th, 1825

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Luise Freiin von Hochberg und Rottenburg
      * November 4th, 1799
      † at a young age
    2. Henriette Freiin von Hochberg und Rottenburg
      * March 5th, 1801
      † at a young age
    3. Marie Freiin von Hochberg und Rottenburg
      (Since January 16th, 1821:) Marie Countess von Urach
      * Berlin, December 17th, 1802
      † Kirchberg, January 28th, 1882
      Created Countess von Urach, January 16th, 1821

      Married:

      Ulm, May 26th, 1821:
      HSH Karl-Ludwig Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg
      * Kirchberg, November 2nd, 1780
      † Kirchberg, December 16th, 1861
      Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg

    4. Alexandrine Freiin von Hochberg und Rottenburg
      (Since November 13th, 1825:) Alexandrine Countess von Urach
      * December 19th, 1803
      † Baden-Baden, August 22nd, 1884
      Created Countess von Urach, November 13th, 1825

      Married:

      Ulm, July 3rd, 1830:
      Karl Count von Arpeau und Gallatin
      * Trelny, March 20th, 1802
      † St. Prex, May 12th, 1877
      (Divorced)

    5. Elisabeth Freiin von Hochberg und Rottenburg
      * February 28th, 1805
      † Waiblingen, August 18th, 1819

HM King Friedrich IHM Friedrich I Wilhelm Karl King von Württemberg
(Born as: HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Duke von Württemberg)
(Since May 20th, 1795:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Duke von Württemberg
(Since December 22nd, 1797:) HSH Friedrich III Wilhelm Karl Duke von Württemberg
(Since February 25th, 1803:) HSH Friedrich I Wilhelm Karl Elector von Württemberg
* Treptow an der Rega, November 6th, 1754
† Stuttgart, October 30th, 1816
Hereditary Duke von Württemberg, May 20th, 1795
Duke von Württemberg, December 22nd, 1797; Elector von Württemberg, February 25th, 1803; King von Württemberg, December 26th, 1805

HSH Duchess Auguste née Duchess von Brunswick-WolefenbüttelMarried:

  1. Brunswick, October 15th, 1780:
    HSH Auguste Duchess von Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
    * Brunswick, December 3rd, 1764
    † Lohde, Estonia, September 27th, 1788
  2. HM Queen Charlotte Princess of Great Britain and IrelandChapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, May 18th, 1797:
    HRH
    Charlotte Augusta Matilda Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
    (Since June 22nd, 1789:) HRH Charlotte Augusta Matilda Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Princess Royal
    * Buckingham House, St. James Park, London, September 29th, 1766
    † Schloß Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, October 6th, 1828
    Created Princess Royal, June 22nd, 1789

HM King Wilhelm IChildren from the first marriage:

  1. HM Wilhelm I King von Württemberg
    (Born as: HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Duke von Württemberg)
    (Since December 22nd, 1797:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Duke von Württemberg
    (Since February 25th, 1803:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Prince von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Crown Prince von Württemberg
    * Lüben, September 27th, 1781
    † Schloß Rosenstein, June 25th, 1864
    Hereditary Duke von Württemberg, December 22nd, 1797; Hereditary Prince von Württemberg, February 25th, 1803; Crown Prince von Württemberg, December 26th, 1805
    King von Württemberg, October 13th, 1816
    (Divorced: August 31st, 1814)

    HRH Crown Princess Charlotte née Princess of BavariaMarried:

    1. Munich, June 8th, 1808:
      HRH
      Charlotte Auguste Princess of Bavaria
      (Born as: HSH Charlotte Auguste Countess Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken)
      (Since February 16th, 1799:) HSH Charlotte Auguste Princess of Bavaria
      * Mannheim, February 8th, 1792
      † Vienna, February 9th, 1873
      (Divorced: August 31st, 1814)
    2. HM Queen Katharina Pavlovna née Grand Duchess of RussiaSt. Petersburg, January 24th, 1816:
      HIH
      Ekatarina Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia
      * St. Petersburg, May 21st n.s., 1788
      † Stuttgart, January 9th, 1819
    3. HM Queen Pauline with her son Crown Prince KarlStuttgart, April 15th, 1820:
      HSH
      Pauline Therese Luise Duchess von Württemberg
      (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Pauline Therese Luise Duchess von Württemberg
      * Riga, September 4th, 1800
      † Stuttgart, March 10th, 1873

    HRH Princess MarieChildren from the second marriage:

    1. HRH Marie Friederike Charlotte Princess von Württemberg
      * Stuttgart, October 30th, 1816
      † Stuttgart, January 4th, 1887

      Married:

      Stuttgart, March 19th, 1840:
      Alfred Karl August Franz Camillus Count and Lord von Neipperg
      * Schwaigern, January 26th, 1807
      † Winnenden, November 16th, 1865

    2. HM Queen Sofia of the Netherlands née Princess von WürttembergHRH Sofia Friederike Mathilde Princess von Württemberg
      * Neues Königliches Palais, Stuttgart, June 17th, 1818
      † Huis ten Bosch Palace near The Hague, June 3rd, 1877

      HM King Willem III of the NetherlandsMarried:

      Marble Hall, Royal Palace, Stuttgart, June 18th, 1839:
      HM
      Willem III Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, etc., etc., etc.
      (Born as: HRH Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau)
      (Since October 7th, 1840:) HRH Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk Prince of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange
      * Palace of the Prince of Orange (= his father), Straat van de Raad van Brabant, Brussels, February 19th, 1817
      † Palace Het Loo near Apeldoorn, November 23rd, 1890
      Member of the Council of State, February 19th, 1838; Prince of Orange and Heir to the Throne, October 7th, 1840
      King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, March 17th, 1849 (inaugurated: New Church, Amsterdam, May 12th, 1849)
      Colonel of the Infantry, 1827; Lieutenant-General of the Infantry, 1840; Colonel of the Infantry of Austria; Colonel of the Cavalry of Prussia; Colonel of the Cavalry of Russia
      (Secret separation: The Hague, December 25th, 1855)

    HRH Princess KatharinaChildren from the third marriage:

    1. HRH Katharina Friederike Charlotte Princess von Württemberg
      * Stuttgart, August 24th, 1821
      † Stuttgart, December 6th, 1898

      Married:

      Stuttgart, November 20th, 1845:
      HRH
      Friedrich Karl August Prince von Württemberg
      * Schloß Comburg, February 21st, 1808
      † Stuttgart, May 9th, 1870

    2. HM King Karl IHM Karl I Friedrich Alexander King von Württemberg
      (Born as: HRH Karl Friedrich Alexander Crown Prince von Württemberg)
      * Stuttgart, March 6th, 1823
      † Stuttgart, October 6th, 1891
      Crown Prince von Württemberg, March 6th, 1823
      King von Württemberg, June 25th, 1864

      HM Queen Olga Nikolaievna née Grand Duchess of RussiaMarried:

      Peterhof, July 13th n.s., 1846:
      HIH
      Olga Nikolaievna Grand Duchess of Russia
      * St. Petersburg, September 11th n.s., 1822
      † Friedrichshafen, October 30th, 1892

    3. HRH Auguste Wilhelmine Henriette Princess von Württemberg
      * Stuttgart, October 4th, 1826
      † Stuttgart, December 3rd, 1898

      Married:

      Friedrichshafen, June 17th, 1851:
      HH Hermann Bernhard Georg Prince von Saxe-Weimar und Eisenach, Duke von Saxony
      * Schloß Altenstein, August 4th, 1825
      † Berchtesgaden, August 31st, 1901

  2. HM Queen Catherine of Westphalia née Princess von WürttembergHSH Friederike Catherine Sophie Dorothea Duchess von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Friederike Catherine Sophie Dorothea Princess von Württemberg
    * St. Petersburg, February 21st, 1783
    † Villa Monrepos, Lausanne, November 28th, 1835

    Married:

    (by proxy) Stuttgart, August 12th and (in person) (religious) Palais des Tuileries, Paris, August 22nd and (civil) Palais des Tuileries, Paris, August 23rd, 1807:
    HM Jérôme King of Westphalia
    (Born as: Jérôme Bonaparte)
    (Since September 24th, 1806:) HIH Jérôme Prince Français
    (Since July 31st, 1816:) Jérôme Fürst von Montfort
    * Ajaccio, November 15th, 1784
    † Paris, June 24th, 1860
    Created HIH Prince Français by HIM Emperor Napoléon I of the French, September 24th, 1806 (confirmed by HIM Emperor Napoléon III, December 23rd, 1852)
    King of Westphalia, July 8th, 1807 (deposed: October 26th, 1813)
    Created Fürst von Montfort by HM King Friedrich I von Württemberg, July 31st, 1816

  3. HSH Sophie Dorothea Duchess von Württemberg
    * St. Petersburg, December 24th, 1783
    † St. Petersburg, October 3rd, 1784
  4. HSH Paul Heinrich Karl Friedrich August Duke von Württemberg

HRH Prince PaulHSH Paul Heinrich Karl Friedrich August Duke von Württemberg
(Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Paul Heinrich Karl Friedrich August Prince von Württemberg
* St. Petersburg, January 19th, 1785
† Paris, April 16th, 1852

Married:

Schloß Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, September 28th, 1805:
HSH Katharina Charlotte Georgine Friederike Sophie Therese Princess von Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duchess von Saxony
* Hildburghausen, June 17th, 1787
† Bamberg, December 12th, 1847

HIH Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia née Princess Charlotte von WürttembergChildren from this marriage:

  1. HRH Friederike Charlotte Marie Princess von Württemberg
    (Following her conversion to the Orthodox faith, December 17th n.s., 1823, styled as: HIH Elena Pavlovna Grand Duchess of Russia)
    * Stuttgart, January 9th, 1807
    † Stuttgart, January 21st, 1873

    HIH Grand Duke Mikhael Pavlovitch of RussiaMarried:

    St. Petersburg, February 20th n.s., 1824:
    HIH
    Mikhael Pavlovitch Grand Duke of Russia
    * St. Petersburg, February 8th n.s., 1798
    † Warsaw, September 9th n.s., 1849

  2. HRH Friedrich Karl August Prince von Württemberg
  3. HRH Karl Paul Friedrich Prince von Württemberg
    * Stuttgart, March 7th, 1809
    † Stuttgart, May 28th, 1810
  4. HRH Duchess Pauline of Nassau née Princess of WürttembergHRH Pauline Friederike Marie Princess von Württemberg
    * Stuttgart, February 25th, 1810
    † Wiesbaden, July 7th, 1856

    Married:

    Stuttgart, April 23rd, 1829:
    HDSH
    Wilhelm Georg August Heinrich Belgicus Duke von Nassau, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Count zu Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen und Diez, Viscount zu Hammerstein, Lord zu Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg und Eppstein
    (Born as: HSH Wilhelm Georg August Heinrich Belgicus Hereditary Prince zu Nassau, Count zu Saarbrücken und Saarwerden, Lord zu Lahr und Mahlberg auch Wiesbaden und Idstein)
    (Since 1801:) HSH Wilhelm Georg August Heinrich Belgicus Hereditary Prince zu Nassau, Lord zu Mahlberg, Wiesbaden und Idstein
    (Since January 9th, 1816:) HSH Wilhelm Georg August Heinrich Belgicus Fürst zu Nassau, Lord zu Mahlberg, Wiesbaden und Idstein
    * Kirchheimbolanden, June 14th, 1792
    † Kissingen, August 20th, 1839
    Hereditary Prince zu Nassau-Weilburg, June 14th, 1792
    Fürst zu Nassau-Weilburg, January 9th, 1816; Duke von Nassau, March 24th, 1816

  5. HRH Prince AugustHRH Friedrich August Eberhard Prince von Württemberg
    * Stuttgart, January 24th, 1813
    † Zehdenick, Berlin, January 12th, 1885

    Married

    (morganatic) ...:
    Marie Bethge
    * Berlin, April 1st, 1830
    † Berlin, February 6th, 1869
    Created Frau von Wardenberg, November 14th, 1868

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Catharina Wilhelmine Helene Charlotte Auguste Hedwig von Wardenberg
      * Berlin, April 18th, 1865
      † Potsdam, September 25th, 1938

      Married:

      Berlin, October 2nd, 1884:
      Dedo von Schenck
      * Schloß Mansfeld, February 11th, 1853
      † Wiesbaden, April 28th, 1918


HRH Prince FriedrichHRH Friedrich Karl August Prince von Württemberg
* Schloß Comburg, February 21st, 1808
† Stuttgart, May 9th, 1870

Married:

Stuttgart, November 20th, 1845:
HRH
Katharina Friederike Charlotte Princess von Württemberg
* Stuttgart, August 24th, 1821
† Stuttgart, December 6th, 1898

HM King Wilhelm II and HM Queen Charlotte née Princess zu Schaumburg-LippeChild from this marriage:

  1. HM Wilhelm II Karl Paul Heinrich Friedrich King von Württemberg
    (Born as: HRH Wilhelm Karl Paul Heinrich Friedrich Prince von Württemberg)
    * Stuttgart, February 25th, 1848
    † Schloß Bebenhausen, October 2nd, 1921
    King von Württemberg, October 6th, 1891 (abdicated: November 29th, 1918)

    HRH Crown Princess Marie née Princess zu Waldeck und Pyrmont with her childrenMarried:

    1. Arolsen, February 15th, 1877:
      HSH Georgine Henriette Marie Princess zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
      * Arolsen, May 23rd, 1857
      † Villa Marienwahl near Ludwigsburg, April 30th, 1882
    2. Bückeburg, April 8th, 1886:
      HSH Charlotte Marie Ida Luise Hermine Mathilde Princess zu Schaumburg-Lippe
      * Ratiboritz, October 10th, 1864
      † Schloß Bebenhausen, July 16th, 1946

    HRH Fürstin Pauline zu Wied née Princess of WürttembergChildren from the first marriage:

    1. HRH Pauline Olga Helene Emma Princess von Württemberg
      * Stuttgart, December 29th, 1877
      † Schloß Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, May 7th, 1965

      Married:

      Stuttgart, October 29th, 1898:
      HSH
      Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl 6th Fürst zu Wied, Count zu Isenburg ("Fritz")
      (Born as: HSH Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl Hereditary Prince zu Wied)
      * Neuwied, June 27th, 1872
      † Neuwied, June 18th, 1945
      Hereditary Prince zu Wied, June 27th, 1872
      6th Fürst zu Wied, Count zu Isenburg, October 22nd, 1907
      Member of the House of Lords of Prussia (The House of Lords was abolished in 1918)

    2. HRH Christoph Ulrich Ludwig Prince von Württemberg
      * Stuttgart, July 28th, 1880
      † Stuttgart, December 28th, 1880

Footnotes:

  1. With special thanks to Brigitte Gastel Lloyd and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: January 18th, 2002.