Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
German noble (1554–1593) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, in Stuttgart – 28 August 1593, in Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death.
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Louis III | |
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Duke of Württemberg | |
Reign | 28 December 1568 – 28 August 1593 |
Predecessor | Christoph |
Successor | Frederick I |
Born | 1 January 1554 Stuttgart |
Died | 28 August 1593(1593-08-28) (aged 39) Stuttgart |
Spouses | Dorothea Ursula of Baden-Durlach
(m. 1575; died 1583)Ursula of Veldenz (m. 1585) |
House | Württemberg |
Father | Christoph, Duke of Württemberg |
Mother | Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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The only surviving son of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, he succeeded him on his death on 28 December 1568. His reign was at first under the guardianship of his mother Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke Wolfgang von Zweibrücken and Margraves George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, in the name of Count Heinrich II zu Castell.