Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731 – 20 May 1795), was the reigning Duke of Württemberg from 1793 until his death in 1795.

Louis Eugen
Duke of Württemberg
Reign24 October 1793 – 20 May 1795
PredecessorKarl Eugen
SuccessorFrederick II Eugen
Born(1731-01-06)6 January 1731
Frankfurt am Main
Died20 May 1795(1795-05-20) (aged 64)
Ludwigsburg
Burial
SpouseSophie Albertine of Beichlingen
IssueSophie Antoinette
Wilhelmine
Henriette
HouseHouse of Württemberg
FatherKarl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
MotherMaria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis

Early life and ancestry

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He was born as the third son of Duke Karl Alexander and his wife, Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis (11 August 1706 – 1 February 1756).

His maternal grandparents were Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis (30 January 1681 – 8 November 1739) and Princess Maria Ludovika Anna von Lobkowicz (20 October 1683 – 20 January 1750). Maria Ludovika was daughter of Prince Ferdinand August Leopold von Lobkowicz-Sagan (1655–1715) and Princess Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden (1655-1702).

Maria Anna was a daughter of William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1593–1677) and Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern (1619-1688). Her paternal grandparents were Edward Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1565–1600) and Baroness Maria of Eicken (1569-1636).

Edward was a son of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537–1575) and Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540–1627). Cecilia was a daughter of Gustav I of Sweden (1496–1560) and Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–1551).

Marriage

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He married (initially morganatically) Countess Sophie Albertine von Beichlingen (15 December 1728 – 10 May 1807), a daughter of August Gottfried Dietrich, Count of Beichlingen (1703–1769) and his wife, Sophie Helene, Baroness of Stöcken (1710–1738). Louis and Sophie had three daughters:

Reign

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He succeeded his brother Karl Eugen as Duke of Württemberg in 1793, and reigned until his own death in 1795, when he was succeeded by his younger brother Frederick Eugen.

References

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  1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 110.
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Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
Born: 6 January 1731 Died: 20 May 1795
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Württemberg
1793–1795
Succeeded by