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Prince Frederick of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg) (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870) was a German prince from House of Württemberg, a general in the Army of Württemberg and the father of William II of Württemberg.
- Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany
- William II of Württemberg
- 9 May 1870 (aged 62), Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
All branches descend from Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797). Succession is on the basis of Agnatic primogeniture. The first branch descends from Frederick I of Württemberg. This branch became extinct at the death of William II of Württemberg in 1921.
Elector Frederick became King when he formally ascended the throne on 1 January and was crowned as such on the same day at Stuttgart, Germany. Württemberg seceded from the Holy Roman Empire and joined the Confederation of the Rhine. Between 1802 and 1810 the territories of Württemberg were more than doubled.
He was the last Duke of Württemberg from 1797 to 1803, then the first and only Elector of Württemberg from 1803 to 1806, before raising Württemberg to a kingdom in 1806 with the approval of Napoleon I. He was known for his size, at 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) and about 200 kg (440 lb).
- 1 January 1806
- Frederick II Eugene
- 1 January 1806 – 30 October 1816
- William I
Description. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Württemberg, later Duke of Württemberg, and Frederick I, King of Württemberg (1805), was the eldest son of Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg and Frederica, daughter of Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Prince Friedrich Paul Wilhelm von Württemberg (later the Duke, or Herzog, and usually known as Paul) was the nephew of King Frederick I of Württemberg. Born in Carlsruhe near Stuttgart, rather than enjoying the comfortable life ensured as a member of this powerful royal family, Prince Paul spent years exploring the world, North America in ...
Duke Frederick (1593–1608) secured the duchy’s release from Habsburg overlordship and was a pillar of the Evangelical Union of Lutheran and Calvinist Princes (1608). Württemberg was devastated in the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) and fell prey to French invasions from 1688 until 1693 during the War…
