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Role Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach's son Died September 25, 1709, Dubno, Ukraine Parents Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Frederick Charles, Duke of Wurttemberg-Winnental Grandparents Eberhard III, Duke of Wurttemberg, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Great-grandparents Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg People also search for Frederick Charles, Duke of Wurttemberg-Winnental | ||
Maximilian Emanuel of Wurttemberg-Winnental (Stuttgart, February 27, 1689 – Dubno, September 25, 1709), son of Frederick Charles of Wurttemberg-Winnental and Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was a volunteer in the army of Charles XII of Sweden and a devoted friend to the king.
In 1703, At age 14 he joined Charles XII's Polish campaign before the Battle of Pultusk, and was since known throughout the army as the Little Prince.
On June 18, 1708 he was wounded by the River Berezina while attempting to shield the king from bullets, but recovered in time to fight in the Battle of Holowczyn. He was later made colonel of the Buchwald's Dragoons.
In the Battle of Poltava he was captured by the Russians. Released shortly after, he died on the way home at Dubno in Volhynia. King Charles long mourned the loss of his "best and truest friend".
His heart was buried at St. Gumbertus Church in Ansbach.