Carl, Duke of Württemberg
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Carl, Duke of Württemberg (Carl Maria Peter Ferdinand Philipp Albrecht Joseph Michael Pius Konrad Robert Ulrich Herzog von Württemberg, born 1 August 1936 in Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen
This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

) is the current Head of the House of Württemberg
House of Württemberg
The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:...

.

Heir to House of Württemberg

He was born in Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen
This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, the second son of Philip Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1893–1975) and Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
Archduchess Rosa of Austria
Archduchess Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia of Austria, full German name: Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the...

 (1906–1983). He became heir to the headship of the House of Württemberg after his older brother Ludwig renounced his succession rights.

Marriage and issue

On 21 July 1960, he married Princess Diane of Orléans
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg is a successful artist and sculptor.-Marriage:...

 (born 1940), the daughter of Henri, comte de Paris
Henri, comte de Paris
Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris , was the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France from 1940 until his death.-Early life:...

. They have four sons and two daughters:
  • HRH Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg
    Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg
    Duke Friedrich of Württemberg is the heir to the headship of the House of Württemberg....

     (born 1 June 1961), married on 11 November 1993 to HSH
    Serene Highness
    His/Her Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein and Monaco. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties as well as some non-ruling but princely German noble families until 1918...

     Princess Wilhelmine Marie zu Wied
    Wied
    Wied was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the river Wied where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243–1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and...

     (born 27 December 1973 Munich
    Munich
    Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

    ), a distant cousin, daughter of Ulrich Wilhelm Friedrich, Prince of Wied, and Ilke Fischer, in Altshausen
    Altshausen
    Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...

    , Württemberg
    Württemberg
    Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....

    , Germany, in a civil marriage, and they were remarried in a religious ceremony two days later at Altshausen. They have one son and two daughters:
    • HRH Duke Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albrecht Nikolaus Erich Maria of Württemberg (b. Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      , 13 August 1994).
    • HRH Duchess Marie-Amelie Diane Katherine Beatrix Philippa Sophie of Württemberg (b. Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      , 11 March 1996).
    • HRH Duchess Sophie-Dorothea Martina Johanna Henriette Charitas Maria of Württemberg (b. Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      , 19 August 1997).
  • HRH Duchess Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle (born 11 July 1962 in Friedrichshafen
    Friedrichshafen
    This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

    ), married on November 17, 1988 to Hereditary Count Erich of von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 21 November 1962 in Ravensburg
    Ravensburg
    Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

    ), with five daughters:
    • Countess Marie-Thérèse Walburga Gabrielle Diana Georgina Franziska (born 5 October 1989 in Memmingen
      Memmingen
      Memmingen is a town in the Bavarian administrative region of Swabia in Germany. It is the central economic, educational and administrative centre in the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-Württemberg border...

      ).
    • Countess Maria Elisabeth Walburga Apollonia Alexandra Friederike (born 31 December 1990 in Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      ).
    • Countess Marie Charlotte Walburga Antonia Adelheid Viktoria Henriette (born 10 May 1992 in Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      ).
    • Countess Marie Hélène Walburga Yolande Christiana Michaela (born 29 November 1993 in Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      )
    • Countess Marie Gabrielle Walburga Angelika Antonia Friederike Fleur (born 29 November 1996 in Ravensburg
      Ravensburg
      Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

      ).
  • HRH Duke Eberhard Alois Nikolaus Heinrich Johannes Maria (born 20 June 1963 in Friedrichshafen
    Friedrichshafen
    This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

    ).
  • HRH Duke Phillipp Albrecht Christoph Ulrich Maria (born 1 November 1964 in Friedrichshafen
    Friedrichshafen
    This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

    ), married in 1991 to Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria (born 23 June 1969 in Munich
    Munich
    Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

    ), daughter of Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
    Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
    Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria Herzog in Bayern, sometimes styled Prince Max of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria, born 21 January 1937 as son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, is the heir presumptive to both the headship of the former Bavarian Royal House and the Jacobite Succession...

    :
    • HRH Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline (born 15 January 1994 in Munich
      Munich
      Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

      ).
    • HRH Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie (born 15 April 1997 in London).
    • HRH Duke Carl Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel (born 15 June 1999 in London).
    • HRH Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie (born 2 February 2007 in Frankfurt
      Frankfurt
      Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

      ).
  • HRH Duke Michael Heinrich Albert Alexander Maria (born 1 December 1965 in Friedrichshafen
    Friedrichshafen
    This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

    ), married in 2006 to Julia Ricarda Storz (born 1965).
  • HRH Duchess Eleonore Fleur Juanita Charlotte Eudoxie Marie-Agnès (born 4 November 1977 in Altshausen
    Altshausen
    Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...

    ), married in 2003 to Count Moritz von Goëss (born 1966) :
    • Count Zeno Carl Philipp Alfonso Maria von Goëss (born 30 October 2004 in Vienna
      Vienna
      Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

      ).
    • Countess Flaminia von Goëss (born 25 February 2006)
    • Countess Livia von Goess (born July 2010)

Ancestry

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