  prince wilhelm of urach, count of wÃ¼rttemberg, 2nd duke of urach (wilhelm karl florestan gero crescentius; german fÃ¼rst wilhelm von urach, graf von wÃ¼rttemberg, 2. herzog von urach; 30 may 1864 â 24 march 1928) was a german prince who was elected king of lithuania with the regnal name mindaugas ii on 11 july 1918. he never assumed the crown however, as german authorities declared the election invalid and the invitation was withdrawn in november 1918. from 17 july 1869 until his death he was head of the morganatic urach branch of the house of wÃ¼rttemberg. ==early life== born as hsh prince wilhelm karl florestan gero crescentius of urach, count of wÃ¼rttemberg, he was the elder son of wilhelm, 1st duke of urach (the head of a morganatic branch of the royal house of the then-kingdom of wÃ¼rttemberg), and his second wife, princess florestine of monaco, occasional acting regent of monaco (daughter of prince florestan i of monaco). at the age of four wilhelm succeeded his father as duke of urach. he was born and spent much of his childhood in monaco, where his mother florestine often managed the government while her nephew, prince albert i of monaco, was out of the country on extended oceanographic excursions. wilhelm was culturally francophone. ==candidate for various thrones== through his mother, wilhelm was the legitimate heir eventual to the throne of monaco. wilhelm's cousin prince albert i of monaco had only one son louis who was unmarried and had no legi
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