Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846–1877)

Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Duke Eugen with his wife, Grand Duchess Vera
Spouse	Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Issue
Duke Charles Eugen Duchess Elsa, Princess Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe Duchess Olga, Princess Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe
Full name
German: Wilhelm Eugen August Georg
House	House of Württemberg
Father	Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Mother	Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born	20 August 1846(1846-08-20) Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Died	27 January 1877(1877-01-27) (aged 30) Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia

Duke Eugen of Württemberg (German: Herzog Wilhelm Eugen August Georg von Württemberg; 20 August 1846 - 27 January 1877) was a German nobleman and a staff officer of Württemberg.

Early life and family

Duke Eugen was born at Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, second child and first son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1820–1875), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and his wife, Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe (1818–1891), (daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont). Eugen grew up in Carlsruhe in Silesia. He studied at the University of Tübingen.

Military career

In 1866 he joined as a Lieutenant in the Army of Württemberg. With the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, he took part in the Austro-Prussian War.

Back in September 1866 after the war, until 1870 he leave the military service to continue his studies, he lived for one period in Paris. Together with his uncle, Duke William of Württemberg, he undertook from July 1868 to January 1869 a trip to the United States.

During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, he fought as a lieutenant in the Battles of Mezieres, Chevilly, Mont Mesly and Villiers. In 1871 he became captain, in 1872 he was the 19th (1st Württemberg) Uhlans "King William I". In 1874 he was Major and 1876 staff officer. In December 1876 as a squadron leader Eugene was reassigned for the 2 Westphalian Hussar Regiment No. 11 in Dusseldorf.

Marriage and issue

On 8 May 1874, in Stuttgart, he married Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia (1854–1912), daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. They had three children:

• Duke Charles Eugen of Württemberg (8 April 1875 – 11 November 1875)
• Duchess Elsa of Württemberg (1 March 1876 – 27 May 1936) married in 1897 to Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.
• Duchess Olga of Württemberg (1 March 1876 – 21 October 1932) married in 1898 to Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.

Honours

• Order of the Crown (Württemberg), 1860

Death

Eugen died of a sudden illness aged 30. He was buried in the Castle Church in Stuttgart. At the time of his death he was next in the line to the throne of Württemberg after Prince William (later King William II).

Ancestry

Notes and sources

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Herzog Eugen von Württemberg
• thePeerage.com - Eugen Herzog von Württemberg
• The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: page 223
• L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: vol II page 540.

Persondata
Name	Wurttemberg, Eugen Duke
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 August 1846
Place of birth	Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe
Date of death	27 January 1877
Place of death	Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia