Wilhelm II, the last King of Württemberg, reigned 1891-1918; Credit – Wikipedia
Württemberg was a County, a Duchy, and an Electorate before becoming a Kingdom in 1806. At the end of 1805, in exchange for contributing forces to France’s armies, Napoleon, Emperor of the French recognized Württemberg as a kingdom, with Elector Friedrich formally becoming King Friedrich I on January 1, 1806. Today the land that encompassed the Kingdom of Württemberg is located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The reign of Wilhelm II, the last King of Württemberg, came to an end in November 1918, after the fall of the German Empire led to the abdications of all the ruling families. Before formally abdicating, Wilhelm negotiated with the new government to receive an annual income for himself and his wife, and also retained Schloss Bebenhausen, where the couple lived for the remainder of their lives.
The Kingdom of Württemberg within the German Empire; Credit – By Milenioscuro – Own work based on: File:Deutsches Reich (Karte) Württemberg.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35265408
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Below is an indexed listing with links to biographical articles about the Württemberg Royal Family at Unofficial Royalty. If it says “Notable Issue” before a name, that means not all of the children for the parent of that person are listed. Also listed below are links to Württemberg Miscellaneous Articles, and Württemberg Content Areas.
House of Württemberg – Counts, Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Württemberg (1081 – 1918)
Kingdom of Württemberg (1806 – 1918)
Family of Friedrich I, King of Württemberg
- Friedrich I, King of Württemberg (Duke of Württemberg 1797 -1803, Elector of Württemberg 1803 – 1806, King of Württemberg 1806 – 1816)
- Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Princess Friedrich of Württemberg (1st wife)
- Notable Issue: Wilhelm I, King of Württemberg (see below)
- Charlotte, Princess Royal, Queen of Württemberg (2nd wife, no surviving issue)
Family of Wilhelm I, King of Württemberg
- Wilhelm I, King of Württemberg (reigned 1816 – 1864)
- Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Crown Princess of Württemberg (1st wife, divorced, no issue)
- Ekaterina Pavlovna of Russia, Queen of Württemberg (2nd wife)
- Pauline of Württemberg, Queen of Württemberg (3rd wife)
- Notable Issue: Karl I, King of Württemberg (see below)
Family of Karl I, King of Württemberg
- Karl I, King of Württemberg (reigned 1864 – 1891)
- Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Queen of Württemberg (no issue)
Family of Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg
- Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg (reigned 1891 – 1918, monarchy abolished)
- Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Wilhelm of Württemberg (1st wife, had issue)
- Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe, Queen of Württemberg (2nd wife, no issue)
Pretenders to the Throne
- LAST REIGNING: King Wilhelm II of Württemberg
- Former: Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
- Former: Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
- Former: Carl, Duke of Württemberg
- Current: Wilhelm, Duke of Württemberg
Other Württemberg Royals
- Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (daughter of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, sister of Friedrich I, King of Württemberg)
- Friederike of Württemberg, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp (daughter of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, sister of Friedrich I, King of Württemberg)
- Elisabeth of Württemberg, Archduchess of Austria (daughter of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, sister of Friedrich I, King of Württemberg)
- Amalie of Württemberg, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (granddaughter of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg)
- Marie of Württemberg, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (granddaughter of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg)
- Agnes of Württemberg, Princess Reuss of Gera (great-granddaughter of Friedrich II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg)