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Duke of Württemberg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731 – 20 May 1795), was the reigning Duke of Württemberg from 1793 until his death in 1795.
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Louis Eugen | |
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Duke of Württemberg | |
Reign | 24 October 1793 – 20 May 1795 |
Predecessor | Karl Eugen |
Successor | Frederick II Eugen |
Born | Frankfurt am Main | 6 January 1731
Died | 20 May 1795 64) Ludwigsburg | (aged
Burial | |
Spouse | Sophie Albertine of Beichlingen |
Issue | Sophie Antoinette Wilhelmine Henriette |
House | House of Württemberg |
Father | Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg |
Mother | Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis |
He was born as the third son of Duke Karl Alexander and his wife, Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (11 August 1706 – 1 February 1756).
His maternal grandparents were Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis (30 January 1681 – 8 November 1739) and Princess Maria Ludovika Anna von Lobkowicz (20 October 1683 – 20 January 1750). Maria Ludovika was daughter of Prince Ferdinand August Leopold von Lobkowicz-Sagan (1655–1715) and Princess Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden (1655-1702).
Maria Anna was a daughter of William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1593–1677) and Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern (1619-1688). Her paternal grandparents were Edward Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1565–1600) and Baroness Maria of Eicken (1569-1636).
Edward was a son of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537–1575) and Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540–1627). Cecilia was a daughter of Gustav I of Sweden (1496–1560) and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–1551).
He married (initially morganatically) Countess Sophie Albertine von Beichlingen (15 December 1728 – 10 May 1807), a daughter of August Gottfried Dietrich, Count of Beichlingen (1703–1769) and his wife, Sophie Helene, Baroness of Stöcken (1710–1738). Louis and Sophie had three daughters:
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.
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