Duke Robert of Württemberg
Born(1873-01-14)14 January 1873
Meran, Austria-Hungary
Died12 April 1947(1947-04-12) (aged 74)
Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
SpouseArchduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria
Names
German: Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph
HouseHouse of Württemberg
FatherDuke Philipp of Württemberg
MotherArchduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

Duke Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph of Württemberg (German: Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph, Herzog von Württemberg; 14 January 1873, in Meran, Austria-Hungary – 12 April 1947, in Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duke of Württemberg.

Family

Robert was the fourth child of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. Robert belonged to the fifth branch (called the ducal branch) of the House of Württemberg, descended from the seventh son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. On the extinction of the eldest branch in 1921, the ducal branch became the new dynastic-branch of the House.

Marriage

Robert married Archduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria, seventh child and fifth eldest daughter of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 29 October 1900 in Vienna. Robert and Maria Immakulata did not have children.

Military career

Duke Robert was à la suite of the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 and commander of the 7th Cavalry Division of the Prussian army during World War I.[1]

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph Herzog von Württemberg K.H." the Prussian Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1908), "Departement des Kriegswesen" p. 223
  3. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 27
  4. 1 2 "Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt" (in German) (27). 27 July 1916: 405. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 9
  6. "Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt" (in German) (26). 11 June 1917: 183. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1910 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1910. p. 16.
  8. Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 via hathitrust.org.
  9. "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 51, 56, retrieved 13 July 2020
  10. "Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt" (in German) (35). 13 August 1917: 285. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.