Carl, Duke of Württemberg
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| Pretender Carl of Württemberg |
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| Born | August 1, 1936 |
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| Title(s) | Duke of Württemberg |
| Throne(s) claimed | Württemberg |
| Pretend from | 17 April 1975 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1918 |
| Last monarch | William II |
| Connection with | Distant cousin |
| Royal House | Württemberg |
| Father | Duke Philipp Albrecht |
| Mother | Archduchess Rosa |
Carl, Duke of Württemberg (Carl Maria Peter Ferdinand Philipp Albrecht Joseph Michael Pius Konrad Robert Ulrich Herzog von Württemberg) (born 1 August 1936) is the current Head of the House of Württemberg.
He was born in Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, the second son of Philip Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1893-1975) and Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1906-1983). He became heir to the headship of the House of Württemberg after his older brother Ludwig renounced his succession rights.[1]
On 21 July 1960, he married Princess Diane of Orléans (born 1940) the daughter of Henri, comte de Paris. They have four sons and two daughters:
- Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg
- Duchess Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle (b. Friedrichshafen, 11 July 1962), married on November 17, 1988 to Hereditary Count Erich of von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (Ravensburg, 21 November 1962), with five daughters
- Countess Marie-Thérèse Walburga Gabrielle Diana Georgina Franziska (Memmingen, 5 October 1989)
- Countess Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Friederike (Ravensburg, 31 December 1990)
- Countess Marie Charlotte Walburga Antonia Adelheid Viktoria Henriette (Ravensburg, 10 May 1992)
- Countess Marie Hélène Walburga Yolande Christiana Michaela (Ravensburg, 29 November 1993)
- Countess Marie Gabrielle (Ravensburg, 29 November 1996)
- Duke Eberhard Alois Nikolaus Heinrich Johannes Maria (b. Friedrichshafen, 20 June 1963)
- Duke Phillipp Albrecht Christoph Ulrich Maria (b. Friedrichshafen, 1 November 1964), married in 1991 to Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria (b. Munich, 23 June 1969) :
- Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline (b. Munich, 15 January 1994)
- Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie (b. London, 15 April 1997)
- Duke Carl Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel (b. London, 15 June 1999)
- Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie (b. Frankfurt, 2 February 2007)
- Duke Michael Heinrich Albert Alexander Maria (b. Friedrichshafen, 1 December 1965), married in 2006 to Julia Ricarda Storz (1965)
- Duchess Eleonore Fleur Juanita Charlotte Eudoxie Marie-Agnès (b. Altshausen, 4 November 1977), married in 2003 to count Moritz von Goëß (1966) :
[edit] Ancestry
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Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg |
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Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg |
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Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany |
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Archduchess Rosa, Princess of Tuscany |
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Princess Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies |
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[edit] References
- ^ McIntosh, David (October 2006). "The 70th Birthday of Duke Carl of Württemberg". European Royal History Journal (LIII): 35.
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Carl, Duke of Württemberg
Born: 1 August 1936 |
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| Preceded by Philipp Albrecht |
— TITULAR — King of Württemberg 17 April 1975 – present Reason for succession failure: Kingdom abolished in 1918 |
Incumbent Designated heir: Duke Friedrich |
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King William II (1918-1921) |
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