William Louis, Duke of Württemberg explained

William Louis
Succession:Duke of Württemberg
Reign:2 July 1674 –
Predecessor:Eberhard III
Successor:Eberhard Louis
House:Württemberg
Father:Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
Mother:Anna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg
Issue:
Birth Place:Stuttgart
Death Place:Hirsau Castle

William Louis (7 January 1647 – 23 June 1677) was Duke of Württemberg from 1674 until his death in 1677.[1]

William Louis was born in Stuttgart, the ninth child of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, and his first wife Anna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg.

At the age of 30, the Duke died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the stop-over in Schloß Hirsau. His widow Magdalena Sibylla became regent of Württemberg between 1677 and 1693, until her son reached adulthood.

Issue

He married on 6 November 1673 in Darmstadt with Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, and had 4 children:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon . . 1997 . Sönke . Lorenz . Online . Stuttgart . 161–162 . de . Württemberg, Wilhelm Ludwig, Herzog . Dieter . Mertens . Volker . Press . Volker Press . https://www.leo-bw.de/detail/-/Detail/details/PERSON/ubt_hauswuerttemberg/104183586/W%C3%BCrttemberg+Wilhelm+Ludwig+Herzog.