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German noble
Maximilian Emanuel in his early years Maximilian Emanuel in 1706–1707 Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental (February 27, 1689 in Stuttgart – September 25, 1709 in Dubno ), son of Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental and Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach , was a volunteer in the army of Charles XII of Sweden and a devoted friend to the king.
In 1703, at age 14 he joined Charles XII 's Polish campaign before the Battle of Pułtusk , and was since known throughout the army as the Little Prince.[1]
On June 18, 1708 he was wounded by the River Berezina while attempting to shield the king from bullets, but recovered in time to fight in the Battle of Holowczyn . He was later made colonel of the Buchwald's Dragoons .
In the Battle of Poltava he was captured by the Russians . Released shortly after, he died on the way home at Dubno in Volhynia . King Charles long mourned the loss of his "best and truest friend".
His heart was buried at St. Gumbertus Church in Ansbach .
Ancestors [ edit ] Ancestors of Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental 16. Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg 8. John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg 17. Princess Sibylla of Anhalt-Zerbst 4. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg 18. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg 9. Princess Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg 19. Princess Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin 2. Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental 20. Otto I, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg-Mörchingen 10. Johannes Casimir, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Kyrburg 21. Countess Otillie of Nassau-Weilburg 5. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna Katharina of Salm-Kyrburg 22. John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach 11. Countess Dorothea of Solms-Laubach 23. Margarete von Schönburg-Glauchau 1. Maximilian Emanuel of Württemberg-Winnental 24. John George, Elector of Brandenburg 12. Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 25. Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst 6. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 26. John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach (= 22) 13. Countess Sophie of Solms-Laubach 27. Margarete von Schönburg-Glauchau (= 23) 3. Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach 28. Ludwig Eberhard, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen 14. Joachim Ernst, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen 29. Countess Margareta of Erbach 7. Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen 30. Heinrich Wilhelm, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde-Pouch 25. Countess Anna Sibylla of Solms-Sonnenwalde-Pouch 31. Countess Sophie Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein
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