Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

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Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (George Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold von Württemberg) was born on 14 November 1893 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. He died on 17 April 1975 in Ravensburg, Wurttemberg, Germany.

He became head of the House of Württemberg on the death of his father in 1939.

[edit] Marriages and children

He married, firstly, Archduchess Helena, Princess of Tuscany (1903-1924), daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (younger son of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany) and Princess Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta), on 24 October 1913. They had one daughter:

• Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg (b. 2 September 1924)

He married, secondly, Archduchess Rosa, Princess of Tuscany (1906-1983), the sister of his former wife. They had two sons and four daughters:

• Duchess Helene of Württemberg (b. 29 June 1929)
• Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Württemberg (b. 23 October 1930)
• Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (b. 2 February 1933)
• Duchess Maria Theresa of Württemberg (b. 12 November 1934)
• Duke Carl Maria of Württemberg (b. 1 August 1936)
• Duchess Maria Antonia of Württemberg (b. 31 August 1937)

Preceded by Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Head of the House of Württemberg 1939–1975

Succeeded by Carl, Duke of Württemberg