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Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

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Louis Eugen
Duke of Württemberg
Reign24 October 1793 – 20 May 1795
PredecessorKarl Eugen
SuccessorFrederick II Eugen
Born(1731-01-06)6 January 1731
Frankfurt am Main
Died20 May 1795(1795-05-20) (aged 64)
Ludwigsburg
SpouseSophie Albertine of Beichlingen
IssueSophie Antoinette
Wilhelmine
Henriette
HouseHouse of Württemberg
FatherKarl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
MotherMaria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis

Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731, Frankfurt am Main – 20 May 1795, Ludwigsburg), was the third son of Duke Karl Alexander and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (11 August 1706) – 1 February 1756).

Marriage

He married Sophie Albertine (15 December 1728 – 10 May 1807), a daughter of August Gottfried Dietrich, Count of Beichlingen and Sophie Helene, Countess of Stoecken. Louis and Sophie had three daughters:

  • Sophie Antoinette (29 June 1763 – 12 May 1775)
  • Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth (3 July 1764 – 9 August 1817)
  • Henriette Charlotte Friederike (11 March 1767 – 23 May 1817)

He succeeded his brother Karl Eugen as Duke of Württemberg in 1793, and reigned until his own death in 1795, when he was succeeded by his younger brother Frederick Eugen.

Ancestry

His maternal grandparents were Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis (30 January 1681 – 8 November 1739) and Maria Ludovika Anna von Lobkowicz (20 October 1683 – 20 January 1750). Maria Ludovika was daughter of Ferdinand August Leopold von Lobkowicz zu Sagan and Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden.

Maria Anna was a daughter of William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1593–1677) and Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern (c. 1619 – 1688). Her paternal grandparents were Edward Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1565–1600) and Baroness Maria of Eicken (c. 1569 – 1636.

Edward was a son of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537–1575) and Cecilia of Sweden. (1540–1627).

Cecilia was a daughter of Gustav I of Sweden (1496-1560) and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516-1551).

Family of Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
16. Johann Frederick, Duke of Württemberg
8. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
17. Princess Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg
4. Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental
18. Johannes Casimir, Wild-and Rhinegrave of Salm-Kyrburg
9. Wild-and Rhinegravine Anna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg
19. Countess Dorothea of Solms-Laubach
2. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
20. Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
10. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
21. Countess Sophie of Solms-Laubach
5. Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach
22. Joachim Ernst, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen
11. Countess Sophie Margarethe of Oettingen-Oettingen
23. Countess Anna Sibylla of Solms-Sonnenwalde-Pouch
1. Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
24. Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis
12. Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis
25. Countess Anne Francoise Eugénie of Hornes
6. Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis
26. Herman Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg
13. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg
27. Countess Franziska of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen
3. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis
28. Václav Eusebius František, Prince of Lobkowicz
14. Ferdinand August Leopold, Prince of Lobkowicz, Duke of Sagan
29. Countess Palatine Augusta Sophie of Sulzbach
7. Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska, Princess of Lobkowicz
30. William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
15. Margravine Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden
31. Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern
Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
Born: 6 January 1731 Died: 20 May 1795
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Württemberg
1793–1795
Succeeded by