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'''Prince ''Frederick'' Charles Augustus of Württemberg''' ({{lang-de|Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg}})<ref name=thePeerage>{{cite web | url=http://thepeerage.com/p10173.htm#i101730 | title=Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg | date=24 Jul 2005 | accessdate=2010-08-04 | publisher=[http://thePeerage.com thePeerage.com] | author=Darryl Lundy}}</ref><ref name=OnlineGotha>{{cite web | url=http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/wurttemberg.html | title=WÜRTTEMBERG | date= | accessdate=2010-08-04 | publisher=Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site | author=Paul Theroff}}</ref><ref name=Lorenz>{{citation | last = Lorenz | first =Sönke | authorlink = | coauthors = Dieter Mertens, [[Volker Press]] | title=Das Haus Württemberg: ein biographisches Lexikon | publisher = Kohlhammer | year =1997 | location = | pages = | url =http://books.google.com/books?id=7vDiAAAAMAAJ | doi = | id = | isbn =3170136054}}</ref> (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870) was a [[General]] in the [[Army of Württemberg]] and the father of [[William II of Württemberg]].<ref name=Lorenz/> Frederick was a member of the [[House of Württemberg|Royal Family of Württemberg]] and a Prince of Württemberg.<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/><ref name=Lorenz/>
'''Prince ''Frederick'' Charles Augustus of Württemberg''' ({{lang-de|Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg}})<ref name=Lorenz>{{citation | last = Lorenz | first =Sönke | authorlink = | coauthors = Dieter Mertens, [[Volker Press]] | title=Das Haus Württemberg: ein biographisches Lexikon | publisher = Kohlhammer | year =1997 | location = | pages = | url =http://books.google.com/books?id=7vDiAAAAMAAJ | doi = | id = | isbn =3170136054}}</ref> (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870) was a [[General]] in the [[Army of Württemberg]] and the father of [[William II of Württemberg]].<ref name=Lorenz/> Frederick was a member of the [[House of Württemberg|Royal Family of Württemberg]] and a Prince of Württemberg.<ref name=Lorenz/>


==Family==
==Family==
Frederick was born 21 February 1808 at [[Comburg|Schloss Comburg]] (now part of [[Schwäbisch Hall]]), [[Kingdom of Württemberg]],<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/><ref name=Lorenz/>
Frederick was born 21 February 1808 at [[Comburg|Schloss Comburg]] (now part of [[Schwäbisch Hall]]), [[Kingdom of Württemberg]],><ref name=Lorenz/>
the second child and eldest son of [[Prince Paul of Württemberg]] and his wife [[Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen]].<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/><ref name=Lorenz/> Through his father, Frederick was a grandson of [[Frederick I of Württemberg]] and through his mother, a grandson of [[Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]].<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/> He was a younger brother of [[Princess Charlotte of Württemberg|Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia]] and an elder brother of [[Princess Pauline of Württemberg|Pauline, Duchess of Nassau]] and [[Prince August of Württemberg]].<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
the second child and eldest son of [[Prince Paul of Württemberg]] and his wife [[Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen]].<ref name=Lorenz/> Through his father, Frederick was a grandson of [[Frederick I of Württemberg]] and through his mother, a grandson of [[Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]]. He was a younger brother of [[Princess Charlotte of Württemberg|Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia]] and an elder brother of [[Princess Pauline of Württemberg|Pauline, Duchess of Nassau]] and [[Prince August of Württemberg]].


==Military career==
==Military career==
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==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==
Frederick married his [[first cousin]] [[Princess Catherine of Württemberg]], daughter of [[William I of Württemberg]] and his wife [[Pauline Therese of Württemberg]], on 20 November 1845 in [[Stuttgart]], [[Kingdom of Württemberg]].<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/> Frederick and Catherine had one son:<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
Frederick married his [[first cousin]] [[Princess Catherine of Württemberg]], daughter of [[William I of Württemberg]] and his wife [[Pauline Therese of Württemberg]], on 20 November 1845 in [[Stuttgart]], [[Kingdom of Württemberg]]. Frederick and Catherine had one son:


*[[William II of Württemberg]] (25 February 1848 – 2 October 1921)<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
*[[William II of Württemberg]] (25 February 1848 – 2 October 1921)


==Later life and death==
==Later life and death==
Frederick died on 9 May 1870 in in [[Stuttgart]], [[Kingdom of Württemberg]]<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/> of an [[Ulcer (dermatology)|ulceration]], which was most likely a later consequence of a facial injury he sustained in a hunting accident.<ref name=Lorenz/> [[Sophie of Württemberg|Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands]] wrote of her [[brother-in-law]] Frederick to Lady Malet upon learning of his death.<ref name=Sophie>{{citation | last = [[Sophie of Württemberg]] | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title=A stranger in The Hague: the letters of Queen Sophie of the Netherlands to Lady Malet, 1842-1877 | publisher = [[Duke University Press]] | year =1989 | location = | pages = | url =http://books.google.com/books?id=rp29cF15SpAC | doi = | id = | isbn =0822308118}}</ref> According to Sophie, Frederick died after having suffered "cancer in the face" for eight years.<ref name=Sophie/> Frederick was [[internment|interred]] in the family [[crypt]] in the Schlosskirche at Ludwigsburg Palace.<ref name=Lorenz/>
Frederick died on 9 May 1870 in in [[Stuttgart]], [[Kingdom of Württemberg]] of an [[Ulcer (dermatology)|ulceration]], which was most likely a later consequence of a facial injury he sustained in a hunting accident.<ref name=Lorenz/> [[Sophie of Württemberg|Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands]] wrote of her [[brother-in-law]] Frederick to Lady Malet upon learning of his death.<ref name=Sophie>{{citation | last = [[Sophie of Württemberg]] | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title=A stranger in The Hague: the letters of Queen Sophie of the Netherlands to Lady Malet, 1842-1877 | publisher = [[Duke University Press]] | year =1989 | location = | pages = | url =http://books.google.com/books?id=rp29cF15SpAC | doi = | id = | isbn =0822308118}}</ref> According to Sophie, Frederick died after having suffered "cancer in the face" for eight years.<ref name=Sophie/> Frederick was [[internment|interred]] in the family [[crypt]] in the Schlosskirche at Ludwigsburg Palace.<ref name=Lorenz/>


==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
==Titles, styles, honours and arms==

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Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick of Württemberg
Born(1808-02-21)21 February 1808
Schloss Comburg (now part of Schwäbisch Hall), Kingdom of Württemberg
Died9 May 1870(1870-05-09) (aged 62)
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Burial
Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg Palace, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
SpousePrincess Catherine of Württemberg
IssueWilliam II of Württemberg
Names
Frederick Charles Augustus
German: Friedrich Karl August
HouseHouse of Württemberg
FatherPrince Paul of Württemberg
MotherPrincess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Prince Frederick Charles Augustus of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Karl August Prinz von Württemberg)[1] (21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870) was a General in the Army of Württemberg and the father of William II of Württemberg.[1] Frederick was a member of the Royal Family of Württemberg and a Prince of Württemberg.[1]

Family

Frederick was born 21 February 1808 at Schloss Comburg (now part of Schwäbisch Hall), Kingdom of Württemberg,>[1] the second child and eldest son of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[1] Through his father, Frederick was a grandson of Frederick I of Württemberg and through his mother, a grandson of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. He was a younger brother of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia and an elder brother of Pauline, Duchess of Nassau and Prince August of Württemberg.

Military career

Frederick began his military career in the Army of Württemberg (German: Württembergische Armee) where by the age of 15, he had reached the rank of Rittmeister 2nd class.[1] In 1832, he was a Colonel of the Infantry and by 1841, Frederick had attained the rank of Lieutenant General of the Cavalry.[1] In 1865, Frederick was promoted by Charles I of Württemberg to General Commander of the Cavalry and the Württemberg Federal Army Corps (German: Württembergischen Bundesarmeekorps).[1] In the Austro-Prussian War against Prussia, Frederick held no field command, but instead served as a liaison officer at the headquarters of the Austrian Feldzeugmeister.[1] Despite his serious eye problems, Frederick was offended when he was not offered the command of the Eighth Army Corps during the war.[2]

Political career

Because of his position as a Prince of Württemberg, Frederick held a served as a member of the Württembergian Chamber of Lords (German: Württembergischen Kammer der Standesherren) at which he regularly attended legislative sessions.[1] In 1865, Charles appointed Frederick as a privy councillor in the Geheimer Rat.[1] During this time, Frederick resided mainly at Ludwigsburg Palace in Stuttgart and at the hunting lodge Schloss Katharinenhof in Oppenweiler.[1]

Marriage and issue

Frederick married his first cousin Princess Catherine of Württemberg, daughter of William I of Württemberg and his wife Pauline Therese of Württemberg, on 20 November 1845 in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg. Frederick and Catherine had one son:

Later life and death

Frederick died on 9 May 1870 in in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg of an ulceration, which was most likely a later consequence of a facial injury he sustained in a hunting accident.[1] Sophie, Queen of the Netherlands wrote of her brother-in-law Frederick to Lady Malet upon learning of his death.[3] According to Sophie, Frederick died after having suffered "cancer in the face" for eight years.[3] Frederick was interred in the family crypt in the Schlosskirche at Ludwigsburg Palace.[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 21 February 1808 – 9 May 1870: His Royal Highness Prince Frederick of Württemberg

Ancestry

Family of Prince Frederick of Württemberg
16. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
8. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
17. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis
4. Frederick of Württemberg
18. Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt
9. Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt
19. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
2. Prince Paul of Württemberg
20. Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
10. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
21. Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
5. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
22. Frederick, Prince of Wales
11. Princess Augusta of Great Britain
23. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
1. Prince Frederick of Württemberg
24. Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
12. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
25. Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau
6. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
26. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
13. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
27. Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
3. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen
28. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow
14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
29. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
7. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
30. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
15. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
31. Countess Marie Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lorenz, Sönke (1997), Das Haus Württemberg: ein biographisches Lexikon, Kohlhammer, ISBN 3170136054 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Corti, Egon Caesar (1970), The Downfall of Three Dynasties, Ayer Publishing, ISBN 9780836954197 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Sophie of Württemberg (1989), A stranger in The Hague: the letters of Queen Sophie of the Netherlands to Lady Malet, 1842-1877, Duke University Press, ISBN 0822308118 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Prince Frederick of Württemberg
Born: 21 February 1808 Died: 9 May 1870
German royalty
Preceded by Heir to the Throne of Württemberg
as heir presumptive
25 June 1864 – 9 May 1870 		Succeeded by
Prince William
later became William II


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