How to Pronounce Wilhelm, Duke of Urach
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Jul 06, 1810 Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany Died on 17 Jul 1869 (aged 59)
Duke of Urach
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About Wilhelm Duke Of Urach
- Count Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand of Württemberg, 1st Duke of Urach (6 July 1810, in Stuttgart – 17 July 1869, in Schloss Lichtenstein), was the son of Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg (1761–1830), younger brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg, by his morganatic wife, Baroness Wilhelmine von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis (1777–1822), who had married in 1800.
- He was the first Head of the House of Urach. Wilhelm served as a cavalry officer in the army of the then-independent Kingdom of Württemberg.
- He also tested cannon for the Army of Württemberg, some of which can still be seen at Lichtenstein Castle, which he substantially rebuilt in the 1840s.
- He was inspired by the romantic historical novel Lichtenstein by Wilhelm Hauff (1826).
- Hauff was in turn inspired by the works of Walter Scott.
- He was created Duke of Urach on 28 March 1867, with the style of Serene Highness.Wilhelm was a junior member of the royal family of Württemberg.
- He was a nephew of King Frederick (d.
- 1816), and was a first cousin of King William I of Württemberg (ruled 1816–1864).
