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| Reign | 28 March 1867 - 17 July 1869 (2 years, 111 days) |
| Spouse | Théodolinde de Beauharnais Princess Florestine of Monaco |
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| Princess Augusta Eugenie Princess Marie Josephine Princess Eugenia Amalie Princess Mathilde Mindaugas II of Lithuania Prince Karl |
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| Father | Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg |
| Mother | Baroness Wilhelmine von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis |
| Born | 6 July 1810 |
| Died | 17 July 1869 (aged 59) |
Count Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand of Württemberg, 1st Duke of Urach (Stuttgart, 6 July 1810 – Schloss Lichtenstein, 17 July 1869), 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.[1] He was created Duke of Urach on 28 March 1867, with the style of Serene Highness.[2]
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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.
A junior member of the local royal family, Wilhelm was a nephew of King Frederick (d. 1816), and was a first cousin of William I of Württemberg (ruled 1816 - 1864).
An unexpected outcome of this marriage was the Monaco Succession Crisis of 1918.
Wilhelm's paternal grandfather was Friedrich II Eugen (1732–97), from whom the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Württemberg was descended.
Wilhelm's maternal ancestry came from Finland.[3]
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Duke of Urach | Succeeded by Wilhelm |