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Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875)

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Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Born(1820-12-25)25 December 1820
Carlsruhe, currently Pokój, Opole Voivodeship, Kingdom of Prussia
Died8 January 1875(1875-01-08) (aged 54)
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
SpousePrincess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe
IssueDuchess Wilhelmine
Duke Eugen
Pauline, Baroness of Kirbach
Names
German: Eugen Wilhelm Alexander Erdmann
HouseWürttemberg
FatherDuke Eugen of Württemberg
MotherPrincess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Duke Eugen of Württemberg (German: Herzog Eugen Wilhelm Alexander Erdmann von Württemberg; 25 December 1820 – 8 January 1875) was a German prince.

Biography

Early life and family

Duke Eugen was born at Carlsruhe, currently Pokój, Opole Voivodeship, Kingdom of Prussia, second child and first son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern) and his wife, Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1801–1825), (daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen).

Military career

Eugen was Commander of the 1st Westphalian Hussars No. 8.

Death

Eugen died aged 54. At the time of his death he was second in the line to the throne of Württemberg after Prince William (later King William II).

Marriage and issue

On 15 July 1843, in Bückeburg, he married Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe (1818–1891), daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont. They had three children:

Honours

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875)
8. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
4. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
9. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt
2. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
10. Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
5. Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
11. Countess Eleanore Reuss of Lobenstein
1. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
12. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
6. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
13. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
3. Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
14. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
7. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
15. Princess Christina of Anhalt-Bernburg

Notes and sources

Dukes of Württemberg
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Eberhard I as Duke of Württemberg in 1495. All generations descend from Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg.
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