Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Philipp Albrecht of Württemberg
Duke of Württemberg
Tenure 31 October 1939 - 17 April 1975
Born (1893-11-14)14 November 1893
Stuttgart
Died 1 August 1975(1975-08-01) (aged 81)
Ravensburg
Spouse Archduchess Helena of Austria
Archduchess Rosa of Austria
House House of Württemberg
Father Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Mother Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (George Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold Herzog von Württemberg, 14 November 1893 in Stuttgart 17 April 1975 in Ravensburg) was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. He became head of the formerly reigning royal House of Württemberg on the death of his father in 1939.[1]

Marriages and children

His first marriage was to Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 30 October 1903 in Linz; died 8 September 1924 in Tübingen), daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (younger son of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany) and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta), on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen. They had one daughter:

Archduchess Helena died a week after giving birth to her daughter, Duchess Maria Christina.

His second marriage was to Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 22 September 1906 in Parsch; died 17 September 1983 in Friedrichshafen), the sister of his late wife, on August 1, 1928 in Friedrichshafen. They had two sons and four daughters:[1]

Styles

Ancestry

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Born: 14 November 1893 Died: 17 April 1975
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Duke Albrecht
 TITULAR 
King of Württemberg
31 October 1939 – 17 April 1975
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Duke Carl

References and notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstlich Hauser Band XVI., Limburg an der Lahn, 2001, p. 179-180, 600.
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