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Charles handed Württemberg over to his brother, the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, who served as nominal ruler for a few years. Soon, however, the discontent caused by the oppressive Austrian rule, the disturbances in Germany leading to the German Peasants' War and the commotions aroused by the Reformation gave Ulrich an opportunity to recover his duchy. [8]
The Spiegelkabinett in the Old Haupbtbau of Ludwigsburg Palace, where Charles Alexander died in 1737. Charles Alexander of Württemberg (24 January 1684 – 12 March 1737) was a Württemberg Duke from 1698 who governed the Kingdom of Serbia as regent from 1720 until 1733, when he assumed the position of Duke of Württemberg, which he held until ...
Charles was King of Württemberg from 25 June 1864 until his death in 1891. Charles I married Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia in 1846 and ascended to the throne in 1864. Despite their marriage, the couple had no children, likely due to Charles' homosexuality. Charles was involved in several scandals, including a close relationship with American Charles Woodcock. In 1870, the couple ...
Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg: 4. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg: 9. Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis: 2. Frederick I of Württemberg: 10. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt: 5. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt: 11. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia: 1. Prince Paul of Württemberg: 12.
Catharina of Württemberg. Portrait by François Kinson, c.1810-1820. Princess Katharina of Württemberg (full name: Friederike Katharina Sophie Dorothea; [1] 21 February 1783 – 29 November 1835) was Queen consort of Westphalia by marriage to Jérôme Bonaparte, who reigned as King of Westphalia between 1807 and 1813.
Charles V did not, however, ever rule the duchy himself, electing instead to proclaim the "freedom of the Estates of Württemberg" on 15 October 1520 and that Württemberg would pay him an annual levy of 22,000 florins, setting the tone of the Habsburgs' 14-year rule, during which the nobility were to be empowered.
King of Württemberg Silver coin: 5 marks German Empire, Wilhelm II, 1900. William's father died in 1870, but his mother lived to see him seated on the throne of Württemberg. In 1891, William succeeded his childless maternal uncle, King Charles I (1823–1891) and became King of Württemberg.
