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Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875)

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Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Born(1820-12-25)25 December 1820
Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia
Died8 January 1875(1875-01-08) (aged 54)
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden
SpousePrincess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe
IssueDuchess Wilhelmine
Duke Eugen
Pauline, Baroness of Kirbach
Names
German: Eugen Wilhelm Alexander Erdmann
HouseHouse of Württemberg
FatherDuke Eugen of Württemberg
MotherPrincess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Duke Eugen of Württemberg (German: Herzog Eugen Wilhelm Alexander Erdmann von Württemberg; 25 December 1820 – 8 January 1875) was a German prince.

Early life and family

Duke Eugen was born at Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia, second child and first son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern) and his wife, Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1801–1825), (George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen).

Military career

Eugen was Commander of the 1st Westphalian Hussars No. 8.

Marriage and issue

On 15 July 1843, in Bückeburg, he married Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe (1818–1891), daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont. They had three children:

Honours

Death

Eugen died aged 54. At the time of his death he was second in the line to the throne of Württemberg after Prince William (later King William II).

Ancestry

Family of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875)
16. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
8. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
17. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis
4. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
18. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
9. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt
19. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
2. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
20. Friedrich Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
10. Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
21. Countess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken
5. Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
22. Count Heinrich II Reuss of Lobenstein
11. Countess Eleanore Reuss of Lobenstein
23. Countess Juliana Dorothea Charlotte of Hochberg, Baroness of Fürstenstein
1. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
24. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
12. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
25. Countess Palatine Louise of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
6. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
26. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
13. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken
27. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
3. Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
28. August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
14. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
29. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg
7. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
30. Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
15. Princess Christina of Anhalt-Bernburg
31. Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Notes and sources

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