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Name
  
Duke of


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Role
  
Carl, Duke of Wurttemberg\'s son

Spouse
  
Princess Marie of Wied (m. 1993)

Children
  
Duchess \'\'Sophie-Dorothea\'\' Martina Johanna Henriette Charitas Maria of Wurttemberg

Parents
  
Carl, Duke of Wurttemberg, Diane, Duchess of Wurttemberg

Siblings
  
Duke Eberhard Alois Nikolaus Heinrich Johannes Maria

Cousins
  
Prince Jean - Duke of Vendo, Prince Pedro - Duke of N, Prince Francois - Count of, Prince Charles Philippe, Prince Aimone - Duke of A

Similar People
  
Carl - Duke of Wurttemberg, Diane - Duchess of Wurttemberg, Henri - Count of Paris, Princess Isabelle of Orleans‑Braganza, Princess Claude of Orleans

Duke Friedrich of Württemberg (Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria Herzog von Württemberg; born 1 June 1961-9 May 2018) was the heir to the headship of the House of Württemberg.

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Born in Friedrichshafen he is the eldest son of Duke Carl of Württemberg and his wife Princess Diane of Orléans. His godparents were paternal grandfather Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and maternal grandmother Princess Isabelle of Brazil.

Marriage

Duke Friedrich married his distant cousin and descendant of the last king of Wurtemberg William II of Wuerttemberg, Princess Marie of Wied (born 27 December 1973 Munich), daughter of Prince Ulrich of Wied and Ilke Fischer at Altshausen in a civil marriage on 11 November 1993 followed by a religious ceremony two days later. They have one son and two daughters:

Issue

  • HRH Duke Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albrecht Nikolaus Erich Maria of Württemberg (b. Ravensburg, 13 August 1994), his godparents are: Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Prince Wilhelm of Wied (maternal uncle) and Hereditary Count Erich of Waldburg-Zeil and Trauchburg.
  • HRH Duchess Marie Amelie Diane Katherine Beatrix Philippa Sophie of Württemberg (b. Ravensburg, 11 March 1996), her godparents are: Duke Phillipp of Württemberg (paternal uncle) and Countess Stephan-Georg of Waldbourg-Zeil.
  • HRH Duchess Sophie-Dorothea Martina Johanna Henriette Charitas Maria of Württemberg (b. Ravensburg, 19 August 1997), her godparents are: Hereditary Countess Martina of Quadt and Count Johannes of Schaesberg.
  • Titles

  • 1 June 1961 – 17 April 1975: His Royal Highness Duke Friedrich of Württemberg
  • 17 April 1975 - Present: His Royal Highness Duke Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg
  • National dynastic honours

  • House of Württemberg: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown, Special Class
  • House of Württemberg: Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Military Merit
  • House of Württemberg: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Frederick I, Special Class
  • Foreign honours

  • Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Knight of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Golden Fleece
  •  Italy
  • Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  • References

    On 9 May 2018, it was announced that Friedrich had died of injuries from a car crash on the road between Ebenweiler and Fronhofen. He is succeeded as heir and future head of the Württemberg family by his son Wilhelm.His funeral took place on May 25 in Altshausen and was attended by various German princely families as well as the Liechtenstein and Luxembourg families and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.

    References

    Duke Friedrich of Württemberg Wikipedia