His sister Sophie Dorothea married Tsar Paul I of Russia.[1]. Birth 9 September 1804 Saint Petersburg, Death 4 July 1885 Laško, Spouse Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Children Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander Duke Alexander of Württemberg … Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein. Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger Ferdinand Eugen spent his childhood and youth in Carlsruhe and at Lindach Castle. Home; Books; Search; Support. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, 22. During, and following, the Nazi era he provided aid to refugees, Jews, and prisoners of war, and was reported for these activities to the Nazi rulers of Germany. In 1832 he resigned from military service and left Russia on 24 November, never to return. Biography. Alexander Paul Lodewijk Constantijn van Württemberg was born on month day 1804, at birth place, to Ludwig Friedrich Alexander van Württemberg and Henriëtte van Württemberg (born van Nassau-Weilburg). She was killed in 1841 in a riding accident, having fallen from her horse she was trampled to death by other horses. Duke Alexander of Württemberg (Mömpelgard/ Montbéliard, then Württemberg (now France), 5 May 1771 – Gotha, Thuringia, Germany, 4 July 1833) was a Duke of Württemberg. Information only available for Geneall Plus. During the 1812 Campaign Württemberg served at the Headquarters of the 1st Western Army and fought at Vitebsk, Smolensk, Borodino, Tarutino (awarded Order of St. George, 3rd class), Maloyaroslavets, Vyazma and Krasnoi. Information only available for Geneall Plus. Biography Early life and family. In 1811 he was appointed Military Governor of Belorussia.[1]. Paternal grandfather of Queen Mart of the United Kingdom. Albrecht, duke of Wurttemberg (1865-1939) was one of a number of Royal generals who held high command in the German Army during the First World War. Duke Alexander of Württemberg : biography 9 September 1804 – 4 July 1885 Duke Alexander of Württemberg (9 September 1804, Saint Petersburg – 4 July 1885 Tüffer) was the father of Prince Francis of Teck and the grandfather of Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Queen Mary of Great Britain, wife of King George […] Born in Stuttgart, he was the eldest son of Friedrich Karl, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and Eleanore Juliane, Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach. [1][3] In 1826 Württemberg was appointed chief of Ekaterinoslav Cuirassier Regiment, and a member of the State Council, but returned to the Riga Dragoons in 1827. [1] In 1813 he commanded the Siege of Danzig for which he was awarded a golden sword and the Order of St. George (2nd class). Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen, 21. Hertug Alexander af Württemberg (1771–1833), søn af Frederick II Eugene, hertugen af Württemberg, grundlægger af den femte gren af Württemberg House Hertug Alexander af Württemberg (1804–1881), søn af hertugen Alexander af Württemberg (1771–1833), første fætter til dronning Victoria Carl Alexander Herzog von Württemberg (Father Odo OSB) (12 March 1896, Stuttgart – 27 December 1964, Altshausen) was a member of the House of Württemberg who became a Benedictine monk. Duke Alexander of Württemberg (20 December 1804 – 28 October 1881) was a member of the dynasty which ruled the German kingdom of Württemberg. Information only available for Geneall Plus. 3. Duke of Württemberg Carl Alexander (At centre, with his siblings, 1903) Biography. He was born on 9 September 1804 the son of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756-1817), the younger brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg, the first king of Württemberg, and the second son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797). She was granted the title "Countess von Hohenstein", which title (Count or Countess) descended to all her children at birth. They had seven children. By his wife he had issue one son and three daughters, who in 1863 were all elevated by Duke Alexander's first cousin King William I of Württemberg (born 1781-1864) to the rank of Prince and Princesses (Fürst and Fürstin) von Teck: The generations are numbered from the ascension of, Ordinal numbers of peerage titles are omitted by convention when holder is royalty (see, "Duke Alexander of Württemberg" 1804–1885, Charles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)#Royals with a substantive title, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Frederick Achilles, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, Frederick Augustus, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, Ferdinand Willem, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, Carl Rudolf, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duke_Alexander_of_Württemberg_(1804–1885)&oldid=1012544901, Members of the Württembergian Chamber of Lords, Articles needing additional references from January 2021, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 13. The son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and of Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. These are the ancestors of the present claimants to the throne of Württemberg. Married: Coburg, November 17th, 1798: HSH Antoinette Ernestine Amalie Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Saxony * Coburg, August 28th, 1779 165Carl Alexander.jpg 1,161 × 1,693; 750 KB Please Login or Register. [1] In 1796 Prince Alexander became a Major General and a Fieldmarshal Lieutenant in the Austrian army in 1798. Alexander began service in the Württemberg army as a colonel on 21 April 1791, and transferred to the Austrian army, serving during the campaign against France in 1796-1799, and participating in the battles of Rastadt, Würtzburg, Offenbach, Stockach and Zurich. Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg (born 12 March 1896 in Stuttgart; died 27 December 1964 in Altshausen ), a Benedictine monk known as "Father Odo". Charles Alexander of Württemberg 24 January 1684 – 12 March 1737 was the Württemberg noble from 1698 who governed a Kingdom of Serbia as regent from 1720 until 1733, when he assumed the position of Duke of Württemberg, which he held until his death.