Wilhelm I of Württemberg
| 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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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[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.
- 1781 births
- 1864 deaths
- Crown Princes of Württemberg
- Hereditary Princes of Württemberg
- Kings of Württemberg
- Protestant monarchs
- People from Lubin
- Princes of Württemberg
- Electoral Princes of Württemberg
- Burials at the Württemberg Mausoleum
- German commanders
- Generals of the Holy Roman Empire
- Commanders Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- Recipients of the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Knights Grand Cross of the Military Order of William
- Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur
- Grand Crosses of the Légion d'honneur
- Extra Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Second Degree
- Knights of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
- Grand Masters of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
- Grand Masters of the Friedrich Order