Duke Maximilian of Württemberg

Duke Maximilian of Württemberg (German: Wilhelm Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Herzog von Württemberg; 3 September 1828, Dischingen – 29 July 1888, Regensburg) was a member and Duke of the royal house of Württemberg.

Duke Maximilian
Born	(1828-09-03)3 September 1828 Schloss Taxis, Dischingen
Died	29 July 1888(1888-07-29) (aged 59) Regensburg
Spouse	Princess Hermine of Schaumburg-Lippe ​ ​ (m. 1876)​
Names German: Wilhelm Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Herzog
House	Württemberg
Father	Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
Mother	Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis

Biography

Duke Maximilian was the only child of Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg and Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis, who lived in Württemberg Palace in Regensburg and whose marriage ended in divorce in 1835 after an early separation.^[1] Since the beginning of the 1870s he was the owner of the Württemberg Palace in Regensburg and the associated parks in today's Herzogspark.^{[citation needed]}

Maximilian was a great-nephew of the first King of Württemberg, Frederick. On 16 February 1876 he married Princess Hermine of Schaumburg-Lippe (1845–1930), daughter of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. The marriage was childless.^[2] His wife Hermine called herself Duchess Maximilian of Württemberg in Regensburg, in analogy to her mother-in-law, who called herself Duchess Paul of Württemberg after her husband. Hermine was known in Regensburg as an enthusiastic rider who often appeared around the city on horseback in a black riding dress and was popular as a guest in officer circles.^[3]

Like his father and grandfather, he was a Freemason. In 1861 he was accepted into the Masonic lodge "Zu den 3 Cedern" in Stuttgart.^[4]

Since 1851, Maximilian, as Prince of the Royal House, had a mandate in the Württemberg Kammer der Standesherren ("Chamber of Eminents"), the upper chamber of the Estates of Württemberg. Between 1851 and 1870 he occasionally attended the meetings in person. After 1870 he was no longer present in person.^[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duke Maximilian of Württemberg

8. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 4. Duke Eugen of Württemberg 9. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt 2. Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg 10. Christian Karl, Prince of Gedern-Stolberg 5. Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern 11. Countess Eleonore of Reuss-Lobenstein 1. Duke Maximilian of Württemberg 12. Karl Anselm, 4th Prince of Thurn and Taxis 6. Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis 13. Duchess Auguste of Württemberg 3. Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis 14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 7. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 15. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

1. Bobowski, Kazimierz (1997). Lorenz, Sönke; Mertens, Dieter; Press, Volker (eds.). Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon [Biographical lexicon of the House of Württemberg] (in German). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 369.
2. Żerelik, Rościsław (1997). Lorenz, Sönke; Mertens, Dieter; Press, Volker (eds.). Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon [Biographical lexicon of the House of Württemberg] (in German). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 372.
3. Karl Bauer (2014), Regensburg Kunst-, Kultur- und Alltagsgeschichte (6 ed.), Regenstauf: MZ-Buchverlag in H. Gietl Verlag & Publikationsservice GmbH, p. 433, ISBN 978-3-86646-300-4
4. Matrikelbuch, Matr.Nr.223, Archiv der Loge "zu den 3 Cedern" in Stuttgart
5. Frank Raberg: Biographisches Handbuch der württembergischen Landtagsabgeordneten 1815–1933. Im Auftrag der Kommission für geschichtliche Landeskunde in Baden-Württemberg. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3170166042, p. 1046

Literature

• Monika Firla: Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg. Naturalist, ethnographer, traveler, collector and museum founder. In: Gerhard Thaddey/Joachim Fischer (eds.): Pictures of life from Baden-Württemberg. Volume 20. Stuttgart 2001. P. 233, p. 238.