Frederick I, King of Württemberg

## **Reign**

* January 1, 1806 - October 30, 1816 (10 years, as King of Württemberg)
* Succeeded by William I, King of Württemberg

* February 25, 1803 - January 1, 1806 (2 years, as Elector of Württemberg)

* December 22, 1797 - February 25, 1803 (5 years, as Duke of Württemberg)
* Preceded by Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

## **Life Data**

* Friedrich Wilhelm Karl
* House of Württemberg
* Born November 6, 1754 (Trzebiatów, Poland)
* Died October 30, 1816 (61 years)

## **Immediate Family**

* Father: Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732-97)
* Mother: Friederike, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736-98)

* Sibling 1: Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1756-1817)
* Sibling 2: Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1758-1822)
* Sibling 3: Sophie Dorothea, Empress of Russia (1759-1828)
* Sibling 4: William Frederick Philip, Duke of Württemberg (1761-1830)
* Sibling 5: Ferdinand Frederick Augustus, Duke of Württemberg (1763-1834)
* Sibling 6: Frederica, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp (1765-85)
* Sibling 7: Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria (1767-90)
* Sibling 8: Friederike, Duchess of Württemberg (1768-68)
* Sibling 9: Charles Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1770-91)
* Sibling 10: Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1771-1833)
* Sibling 11: Charles Henry, Duke of Württemberg (1772-1833)

* Paternal Grandfather: Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684-1737)
* Paternal Grandmother: Marie Auguste, Princess of Thurn and Taxis (1706-56)

* Maternal Grandfather: Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1700-71)
* Maternal Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Prussia (1719-65)

## **First Wife: Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel**

* Born December 3, 1764
* Father: Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1735-1806)
* Mother: Augusta, Princess of Great Britain (1737-1813)
* Died September 27, 1788 (23 years)

* Marriage: October 15, 1780 - September 27, 1788 (7 years, widowed)

## **Child 1: William I, King of Württemberg**

* Friedrich Wilhelm Karl
* Born September 27, 1781
* Died June 25, 1864 (82 years)

* First Wife: Caroline Augusta, Princess of Bavaria (1792-1873)
* First Marriage: June 8, 1808 - August 31, 1814 (6 years, divorced)

* Second Wife: Catherine Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1788-1819)
* Second Marriage: January 24, 1816 - January 9, 1819 (2 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Marie, Princess of Württemberg (1816-87)
* m.1840 Albert, Count von Neipperg (1807-65)

* Child 2: Sophie, Princess of Württemberg (1818-77)
* m.1839 William III, King of the Netherlands (1817-90)
* Children: 3 sons

* Third Wife: Pauline Therese, Duchess of Württemberg (1800-73)
* Marriage: April 15, 1820 - June 25, 1864 (44 years, died)

* Child 3: Catherine, Princess of Württemberg (1821-98)
* m.1845 Frederick, Prince of Württemberg (1808-70)
* Children: 1 son

* Child 4: Charles I, King of Württemberg (1823-91)
* m.1846 Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1822-92)

* Child 5: Augusta, Princess of Württemberg (1826-98)
* m.1851 Hermann, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1825-1901)
* Children: 4 sons, 2 daughters

## **Child 2: Catharina, Princess of Württemberg**

* Catharina Friederike
* Born February 21, 1783
* Died November 29, 1835 (52 years)

* Husband: Jérôme, King of Westphalia (1784-1860)
* Marriage: August 22, 1807 - November 29, 1835 (28 years, died)

* Child 1: Jérôme Napoléon Charles, Prince Bonaparte of Montfort (1814-47)

* Child 2: Mathilde, Princess Bonaparte (1820-1904)
* m.1840 Anatoly, Prince Demidov of San Donato (1813-70)
* m.1873 Claudius Marcel Popelin (1825-92)

* Child 3: Napoléon, Prince Bonaparte (1822-91)
* m.1859 Maria Clotilde, Princess of Savoy (1843-1911)
* Children: 2 sons, 1 daughter

## **Child 3: Sophia Dorothea, Duchess of Württemberg**

* Sophia Dorothea
* Born December 24, 1783
* Died October 3, 1784 (9 months)

## **Child 4: Paul, Prince of Württemberg**

* Paul Heinrich Karl Friedrich
* Born January 19, 1785
* Died April 16, 1852 (67 years)

* First Wife: Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1787-1847)
* First Marriage: September 28, 1805 - December 12, 1847 (42 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Charlotte, Princess of Württemberg (1807-73)
* m.1824 Michael Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1798-1849)
* Children: 5 daughters

* Child 2: Frederick, Prince of Württemberg (1808-70)
* m.1845 Catherine, Princess of Württemberg (1821-98)
* Children: 1 son

* Child 3: Paul Friedrich, Prince of Württemberg (1809-10)

* Child 4: Pauline, Princess of Württemberg (1810-56)
* m.1829 William, Duke of Nassau (1792-1839)
* Children: 1 son, 2 daughters

* Child 5: August, Prince of Württemberg (1813-85)
* m.1868 Marie Bethge (1830-85)
* Children: 1 daughter

* Second Wife: Magdalena, Lady de Creus y Ximenes (1799-1852)
* Second Marriage: April 26, 1848 - April 16, 1852 (3 years, died)

## **Second Wife: Charlotte, Princess Royal of Great Britain**

* Born September 29, 1766
* Father: George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
* Mother: Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818)
* Died October 5, 1828 (62 years)

* Marriage: May 18, 1797 - October 30, 1816 (19 years, died)