Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1771–1833)

Friedrich Karl Alexander of Württemberg ( born April 24, 1771 in Montbéliard, † July 4, 1833 in Gotha ) was the brother of King Friedrich of Württemberg and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna and Russian politician and general.

Curriculum vitae

The " Duke Alexander" said Alexander Friedrich Karl stood from 1794 as a colonel in the Austrian service, and was recorded in 1799 on the recommendation of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov in the Russian army. In 1811 he became governor of Belarus. In 1812 he fought as a general in the Russian army against Napoleon at Smolensk and Borodino. In 1813 he led the Russian army besieging near Gdansk and forced the French to surrender. For the George Cross 2nd class, he was awarded. After the war he was again governor of Belarus. Since 1822, he headed the Russian Ministry of Transport. Under his leadership, the road between St. Petersburg and Moscow was expanded and built waterways and bridges. Is known about the earlier " Duke Alexander of Württemberg - channel system " called waterway system connecting the Volga with the Northern Dvina. Two of his sons, Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm (1804-1881) and Konstantin Ernst (1807-1868), were generals in the Russian army.

Family

Alexander Friedrich Karl von Württemberg was a son of the future Duke Friedrich Eugen of Württemberg and his wife Friederike Dorothea of ​​Brandenburg first - Schwedt. In 1798 he married Antoinette of Saxe- Coburg -Saalfeld ( 1779-1824 ), the second daughter of Duke Francis of Saxe- Coburg -Saalfeld. From this marriage the following children were born:

  • Antoinette Friederike Auguste Marie Anna (1799-1860)
  • Paul (1800-1802)
  • Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm (1804-1881), Russian general
  • Ernst Alexander Constantine (1807-1868), Russian general
  • Friedrich (1810-1815)

Duke Alexander died on July 4, 1833 in the Gotha residence of his son Ernst I of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha and was buried in the royal crypt of Castle peace stone. As the son of Wilhelm II, the last King of Württemberg, 1880, died at the age of five months and more male offspring of older lines of the House of Württemberg were not entitled to inherit on the basis unstandesgemäßer marriages, the great-grandson of Alexander, Duke Albrecht of Württemberg, as heir to the throne was William provided. The heads of the House of Württemberg since come from the so -called " ducal line ," which was founded by Duke Alexander and since his grandson Philip of Württemberg was Catholic.

Wurttembergischer Standesherr

As a prince of the royal house had Duke Alexander from 1820 until his death a mandate in the Württemberg Chamber of lords, but never attended one of their meetings.

Honors and Awards

Duke Alexander was honored with the following awards:

  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
  • Kommenturkreuz the Royal Military Merit
  • Knight's Cross of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew
  • Knight's Cross of the Russian Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
  • Knight's Cross of the Russian Order of St. Vladimir
  • Knight's Cross of the Russian Order of St. Georgen
  • Knight's Cross of the Russian Order of St. Anne
  • Black Eagle Order
  • Red Eagle Order 2nd Class
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Malta
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