William Louis, Duke of Württemberg

William Louis
William Louis
	William Louis, c. 1670
Duke of Württemberg
Reign	2 July 1674 – 23 June 1677
Predecessor	Eberhard III
Successor	Eberhard Louis
Born	7 January 1647; Stuttgart
Died	23 June 1677 (aged 30); Hirsau Castle
Spouse	Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (m. 1673)
Issue	Eleonore Dorothea; Eberhardine Luise; Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg; Magdalena Wilhelmine, Margravine of Baden-Durlach;
House	Württemberg
Father	Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Anna Katharina of Kyrburg

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 Katharina of 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:

Eleonore Dorothea (14 August 1674 – 26 May 1683).
Eberhardine Luise (11 October 1675 – 26 March 1707).
Eberhard Ludwig (19 September 1676 – 31 October 1733), next Duke of Württemberg.
Magdalena Wilhelmine (7 November 1677 – 30 October 1742), married Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.

Ancestors

Ancestors of William Louis, Duke of Württemberg

8. Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg

4. John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg

9. Sibylla of Anhalt-Zerbst

2. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

10. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

5. Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg

11. Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

1. William Louis, Duke of Württemberg

12. Otto I, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg-Mörchingen

6. John Casimir, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg

13. Otillie of Nassau-Weilburg

3. Anna Katharina of Salm-Kyrburg

14. John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach

7. Dorothea of Solms-Laubach

15. Margarete of Schönburg-Glauchau

References

^ Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). "Württemberg, Wilhelm Ludwig, Herzog". Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. pp. 161–162.

Regnal titles
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg House of Württemberg Born: 7 January 1647 Died: 23 June 1677
Preceded by Eberhard III	Duke of Württemberg 1674–1677	Succeeded by Eberhard Louis

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[1] Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). "Württemberg, Wilhelm Ludwig, Herzog". Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. pp. 161–162.

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