Wilhelm I of Württemberg

Wilhelm I of Württemberg
King of Württemberg
Reign	30 October 1816 – 25 June 1864
Predecessor	Frederick I
Successor	Charles I
Born	(1781-09-27)27 September 1781 Lüben, Prussia
Died	25 June 1864(1864-06-25) (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

Wilhelm I of Württemberg (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 27 September 1781 – 25 June 1864) was King of Württemberg from 30 October 1816 until his death.

First marriage

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

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

1. Princess Marie Friederike Charlotte of Württemberg (1816–1887) who married Alfred, Count von Neipperg.
2. Princess Sophie of Württemberg (1818–1877) married King William III of the Netherlands.

Third marriage

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

1. Catherine (1821–1898); married Prince Frederick of Württemberg and was mother to William II of Württemberg.
2. Charles I of Württemberg (1823–1891); married Olga Nikolaevna of Russia and had no issue.
3. Augusta (1826–1898) married Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and had issue.

Titles and styles

• 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.