Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
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| Louis Eugen | |
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 Portrait by Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch | |
| Duke of Württemberg | |
| Reign | 24 October 1793 – 20 May 1795 |
| Predecessor | Karl Eugen |
| Successor | Frederick II Eugen |
| Born | 6 January 1731 Frankfurt am Main |
| Died | 20 May 1795 (aged 64) Ludwigsburg |
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| Spouse | Sophie Albertine of Beichlingen |
| Issue | Sophie Antoinette Wilhelmine Henriette |
| House | House of Württemberg |
| Father | Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg |
| Mother | Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis |
Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731 – 20 May 1795), was the reigning Duke of Württemberg from 1793 until his death in 1795.
Early life and ancestry
[edit]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
[edit]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:
- Sophie Antoinette (29 June 1763 – 12 May 1775)
- Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth (3 July 1764 – 9 August 1817), married Prince Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein (3 Aug 1748 – 6 Oct 1802)
- Henriette Charlotte Friederike (11 March 1767 – 23 May 1817), married Prince Karl Joseph von Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagstberg (12 Dec 1766 – 6 Jul 1838)
Reign
[edit]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.
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References
[edit]- ^ 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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