Wilhelm I of Württemberg
Wilhelm I of Württemberg (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 27 September 1781 – 25 June 1864) was King of Württemberg from 30 October 1816 until his death.
| Wilhelm I of Württemberg | ||
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| Reign | 30 October 1816 – 25 June 1864 | |
| Predecessor | Frederick I | |
| Successor | Charles I | |
| Born | 27 September 1781 Lüben, Prussia | |
| Died | 25 June 1864 (aged 82) Rosenstein Palace, Stuttgart, Württemberg | |
| Issue | Princess Marie, Countess of Neipperg Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands Princess Catherine Charles I, King of Württemberg Princess Augusta | |
| House | Württemberg | |
| Father | Frederick I of Württemberg | |
| Mother | Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
| Burial | 30 June 1864 Württemberg Mausoleum | |
| Religion | Lutheranism | |
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First marriage edit
On 8 June 1808 in Munich he married Caroline Augusta (1792–1873), daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. They divorced in 1814 without issue.
Second marriage edit
On 24 January 1816 in Saint Petersburg, he married his first cousin Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788–1819), daughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia (1754–1801) and Princess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. They had two daughters.
Issue edit
- Princess Marie Friederike Charlotte of Württemberg (1816–1887) who married Alfred, Count von Neipperg.
- Princess Sophie of Württemberg (1818–1877) married King William III of the Netherlands.
Third marriage edit
On 15 April 1820 in Stuttgart he married Duchess Pauline Therese of Württemberg, a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg.
Issue edit
- Catherine (1821–1898); married Prince Frederick of Württemberg and was mother to William II of Württemberg.
- Charles I of Württemberg (1823–1891); married Olga Nikolaevna of Russia and had no issue.
- Augusta (1826–1898) married Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and had issue.
Titles and styles edit
- 27 September 1781 – 22 Decembe 1797 His Serene Highness Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg.
- 22 December 1797 – 25 Februar 1803 His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Württemberg.
- 25 February 1803 – 26 December 1805 His Serene Highness The Electoral Prince of Württemberg.
- 26 December 1805 – 30 October 1816 His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Württemberg.
- 30 October 1816 – 25 June 1864 His Majesty The King.