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William Louis, Duke of Württemberg

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Name
  
William Duke

Role
  
Ruler


William Louis, Duke of Wurttemberg

Father
  
Eberhard III, Duke of Wurttemberg

Mother
  
Anna Katharina of Kyrburg

Born
  
7 January 1647Stuttgart (
1647-01-07
)

Died
  
June 23, 1677, Hirsau, Germany

Spouse
  
Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (m. 1673–1677)

Parents
  
Eberhard III, Duke of Wurttemberg

Children
  
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Wurttemberg, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurttemberg

Grandchildren
  
Crown Prince Friedrich Ludwig, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach

Similar People
  
Eberhard Louis - Duke of, Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse‑Darmstadt, Magdalena Wilhelmine of Wurtte

Noble family
  
House of Wurttemberg

William Louis of Württemberg (7 January 1647 – 23 June 1677) was the ruler of the senior Duchy of Württemberg from 1674 until his death in 1677.

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William Louis was born in Stuttgart, the ninth child of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, and his first wife Anna Katharina of Kyrburg.

At the age of 30, the Duke died unexpectedly at the stop-over in Schloß Hirsau. His widow Magdalena Sibylla became regent of Württemberg between 1677 and 1693, until her son reached adulthood.

Issue

He married on 6 November 1673 in Darmstadt with Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, and had 4 children:

  • Eleonore Dorothea (14 August 1674 – 26 May 1683).
  • Eberhardine Luise (11 October 1675 – 26 March 1707).
  • Eberhard Ludwig (19 September 1676 – 31 October 1733), next Duke of Württemberg.
  • Magdalena Wilhelmine (7 November 1677 – 30 October 1742), married Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
  • References

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