Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804-1881)
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Alexander of Württemberg (20 December 1804, Riga
– 28 October 1881, Bayreuth) was Duke of Württemberg.
. He was first cousin to Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert
.
). They had one child, Philippe.
Alexander of Württemberg belonged to the fifth branch (called the ducal branch) of the House of Württemberg
, descended from the seventh son of Frederick II Eugene, ruler of Württemberg from 1795 to 1797. On the extinction of the senior branch in 1921, the ducal branch became the new dynastic-branch of the House. (The House of Württemberg's two morganatic branches - the dukes of Teck (extinct in the male line in 1981), and the morganatic branch of the dukes of Urach - were technically 'older' then the Ducal branch, but ineligible to succeed).
Alexander of Württemberg is the direct male line ancestor of the current claimant to the dukedom of Württemberg, Carl
.
Riga
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– 28 October 1881, Bayreuth) was Duke of Württemberg.
Biography
He was the son of Alexander of Württemberg and Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldAntoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princess Antoinette Ernestine Amalie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was a German princess of the House of Wettin. By marriage, she was a Duchess of Württemberg...
. He was first cousin to Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert
Prince Albert
Prince Albert was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.Prince Albert may also refer to:-Royalty:*Prince Albert Edward or Edward VII of the United Kingdom , son of Albert and Victoria...
.
Marriage
On 17 October 1837 he married Marie d'Orléans (1813–1839, daughter of Louis-Philippe I, King of the FrenchJuly Monarchy
The July Monarchy , officially the Kingdom of France , was a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848...
). They had one child, Philippe.
Alexander of Württemberg belonged to the fifth branch (called the ducal branch) 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:...
, descended from the seventh son of Frederick II Eugene, ruler of Württemberg from 1795 to 1797. On the extinction of the senior branch in 1921, the ducal branch became the new dynastic-branch of the House. (The House of Württemberg's two morganatic branches - the dukes of Teck (extinct in the male line in 1981), and the morganatic branch of the dukes of Urach - were technically 'older' then the Ducal branch, but ineligible to succeed).
Alexander of Württemberg is the direct male line ancestor of the current claimant to the dukedom of Württemberg, Carl
Carl, Duke of Württemberg
Carl, Duke of Württemberg is the current Head of the House of Württemberg.-Heir to House of Württemberg:...
.