Duke Robert of Württemberg explained

Duke Robert of Württemberg
Full Name:de|Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph
Spouse:Archduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria
House:House of Württemberg
Father:Duke Philipp of Württemberg
Mother:Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
Birth Date:14 January 1873
Birth Place:Meran, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Duke Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph of Württemberg (de|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.[1]

Family

Robert was the fourth child of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. He was the younger brother of Generalfeldmarschall Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg. 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 with the death of the former King William II of Württemberg, the ducal branch became the new dynastic branch of the House.[1]

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.[1]

Military career

Robert served as a cavalry officer in the Württemberg contingent of the Prussian Army. From 27 January 1907 to 21 September 1912, he was commander of the 2nd Württemberg Dragoon Regiment No. 26.[2] He was then commander of the 26th Cavalry Brigade from 21 September 1912 until 30 July 1916.[3] During World War I, he led his brigade as part of the 7th Cavalry Division.[4] On 19 September 1916, he was promoted to Generalleutnant.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Gothaischer Kalender: Genealogischer Hof-Kalender und diplomatisch-statistisches Jahrbuch, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1921, p. 101
  2. Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1. p. 94
  3. Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 1: Die Höheren Kommandostellen, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1779-8, p. 456
  4. Web site: Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph Herzog von Württemberg K.H.. the Prussian Machine. 20 November 2020.
  5. Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt: Personal-Nachrichten, 1916 No. 52, Stuttgart 25 September 1916, p. 569
  6. Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1, p. 92
  7. Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1, p. 168
  8. Ranglisten des Kaiserlichen und Königlichen Heeres 1916, k.u.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1916, p. 583
  9. Ranglisten des Kaiserlichen und Königlichen Heeres 1918, k.u.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1918, p. 36