Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804–1885)

Alexander Paul Ludwig Constantine of Württemberg ( born September 9, 1804 in St. Petersburg, † July 4, 1885 in Tüffer ) was a Prince of Württemberg.

Life

Alexander was the youngest child of Prince Louis of Württemberg (1756-1817) and his second wife Henrietta of Nassau- Weilburg (1780-1857) and founded the Württemberg branch line of the Dukes of Teck.

He entered very young into the Württemberg army. In 1830 he joined Austrian service, where he was promoted to colonel in 1833. In 1848 he commanded a cavalry division. 1850 appointed him to the command of the Emperor of the 11th Hussars regiment, which he led until his death. In 1859 he took part in the Italian campaign, in 1860 he joined as a cavalry general in retirement.

Like all of Württemberg Prince Alexander was with his 14 years with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown.

Family

Alexander was excluded from the succession in Württemberg for his marriage on May 2, 1835 in Vienna with the socially unacceptable Claudine Countess Rhédey of Kis- RHEDE ( 1812-1841 ). Claudine was awarded the title of Countess of Hohenstein. After only six years of marriage his wife died tragically when she was trampled as a spectator a cavalry of Alexander of continuous exercise horses in Ptuj ( Ptuj German ) in present-day Slovenia to death. Alexander and Claudine are the grandparents of Queen Mary.

They had in common the following children:

• Franz (1837-1900), Count of Hohenstein, Duke of Teck
• Claudine (1836-1894)
• Amalia (1838-1898) - married to Count Paul von Hügel (1835-1897)

Standesherr

As a prince of the royal house owned by Duke Alexander since 1825 until his death in the Württemberg Chamber of lords at, but declined after 1833 never at the meetings. He had but to be represented, the last 20 years of almost uninterrupted Joseph Freiherr von Linden.