Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg

## **Reign**

* October 31, 1733 - March 12, 1737 (3 years)
* Preceded by Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
* Succeeded by Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

## **Life Data**

* Karl Alexander
* House of Württemberg
* Born January 24, 1684 (Stuttgart, Germany)
* Died March 12, 1737 (53 years)

## **Immediate Family**

* Father: Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1652-97)
* Mother: Eleonore Juliane, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1663-1724)

* Sibling 1: Dorothea Charlotte, Duchess of Württemberg-Winnental (1685-87)
* Sibling 2: Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1686-93)
* Sibling 3: Henry Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1687-1734)
* Sibling 4: Maximilian Emmanuel, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1689-1709)
* Sibling 5: Frederick Louis, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1690-1734)
* Sibling 6: Christiane Charlotte, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1694-1729)

* Paternal Grandfather: Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (1614-74)
* Paternal Grandmother: Anna Katharina, Countess of Salm-Kyrburg (1614-55)

* Maternal Grandfather: Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620-67)
* Maternal Grandmother: Sophie Margarete, Countess of Oettingen-Oettingen (1634-64)

## **Wife: Marie Auguste, Princess of Thurn and Taxis**

* Born August 11, 1706
* Father: Anselm Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1681-1739)
* Mother: Maria Ludovika Anna, Princess of Lobkowicz (1683-1750)
* Died February 1, 1756 (49 years)

* Marriage: May 1, 1727 - March 12, 1737 (9 years, died)

## **Child 1: Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg**

* Karl Eugen
* Born February 11, 1728
* Died October 24, 1793 (65 years)

* First Wife: Elisabeth Friederike Sophie, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1732-80)
* First Marriage: September 26, 1748 - April 6, 1780 (31 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Friederike Wilhelmine, Duchess of Württemberg (1750-51)

* Second Wife: Franziska, Countess von Hohenheim (1748-1811)
* Second Marriage: January 11, 1785 - October 24, 1793 (8 years, died)

## **Child 2: Eugen Louis, Duke of Württemberg**

* Eugen Ludwig Adam
* Born August 23, 1729
* Died October 7, 1729 (1 month)

## **Child 3: Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg**

* Ludwig Eugen Johann
* Born January 6, 1731
* Died May 20, 1795 (64 years)

* Wife: Sophie Albertine, Countess von Beichlingen (1728-1807)
* Marriage: August 10, 1762 - May 20, 1795 (32 years, died)

* Child 1: Sophie Antoinette, Countess of Württemberg (1763-75)

* Child 2: Wilhelmine, Countess of Württemberg (1764-1817)
* m.1789 Kraft Ernst, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein (1748-1802)
* Children: 6 sons, 6 daughters

* Child 3: Henriette, Countess of Württemberg (1767-1817)
* m.1796 Karl Joseph, Prince of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagstberg (1766-1838)
* Children: 1 son, 4 daughters

## **Child 4: Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg**

* Friedrich Eugen
* Born January 21, 1732
* Died December 23, 1797 (65 years)

* Wife: Friederike, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736-98)
* Marriage: November 2, 1753 - December 23, 1797 (44 years, died)

* Child 1: Frederick I, King of Württemberg (1754-1816)
* m.1780 Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764-88)
* Children: 2 sons, 2 daughters
* m.1797 Charlotte, Princess Royal of Great Britain (1766-1828)

* Child 2: Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1756-1817)
* m.1784 d.1793 Maria, Princess Czartoryska (1768-1854)
* Children: 1 son
* m.1797 Henriette, Princess of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857)
* Children: 1 son, 4 daughters

* Child 3: Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1758-1822)
* m.1787 Louise, Princess of Stolberg-Gedern (1764-1834)
* Children: 3 sons, 1 daughter

* Child 4: Sophie Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg (1759-1828)
* m.1776 Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754-1801)
* Children: 4 sons, 6 daughters

* Child 5: William Frederick Philip, Duke of Württemberg (1761-1830)
* m.1800 Wilhelmine, Baroness von Tunderfeld-Rhodis (1777-1822)
* Children: 5 sons, 1 daughter

* Child 6: Ferdinand Frederick Augustus, Duke of Württemberg (1763-1834)
* m.1795 d.1801 Albertine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1771-1829)
* m.1817 Pauline, Princess von Metternich (1771-1855)

* Child 7: Frederica, Duchess of Württemberg (1765-85)
* m.1781 Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755-1829)
* Children: 2 sons

* Child 8: Elisabeth, Duchess of Württemberg (1767-90)
* m.1788 Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)
* Children: 1 daughter

* Child 9: Friederike, Duchess of Württemberg (1768-68)
* Child 10: Charles Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1770-91)

* Child 11: Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1771-1833)
* m.1798 Antoinette, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1779-1824)
* Children: 4 sons, 1 daughter

* Child 12: Charles Henry, Duke of Württemberg (1772-1833)
* m.1798 Christiane-Caroline Alexei (1779-1853)
* Children: 5 daughters

## **Child 5: Alexander Eugen, Duke of Württemberg**

* Alexander Eugen
* Born August 1, 1733
* Died February 21, 1734 (6 months)

## **Child 6: Auguste, Duchess of Württemberg**

* Auguste Elisabeth
* Born October 30, 1734
* Died June 4, 1787 (52 years)

* Husband: Karl Anselm, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1733-1805)
* Marriage: September 3, 1753 - 1776 (22-23 years, divorced)

* Child 1: Maria Theresia, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (1757-76)
* m.1774 Kraft Ernst, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein (1748-1802)
* Children: 1 daughter

* Child 2: Sophie Friederike, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (1758-1800)
* m.1775 Hieronim Wincenty, Prince Radziwiłł (1759-86)
* Children: 1 son
* m.1795 Andrzej, Prince Kazanowski (1750-97)
* m.1797 Mikołaj, Count Ostroróg (1755-1816)

* Child 3: Franz Johann Nepomuck, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1759-60)

* Child 4: Henrica Karoline, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (1762-84)
* m.1783 Johannes Aloysius II, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg (1758-97)
* Children: 1 son

* Child 5: Alexander Karl, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1763-63)
* Child 6: Friederike Dorothea, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (1764-64)

* Child 7: Karl Alexander, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1770-1837)
* m.1789 Therese, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773-1839)
* Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters

* Child 8: Friedrich Johann Nepomuck, Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1772-1805)