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William Louis, Duke of Württemberg

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William Louis
William Louis, c. 1670
Duke of Württemberg
Reign2 July 1674 – 23 June 1677
PredecessorEberhard III
SuccessorEberhard Louis
Born(1647-01-07)7 January 1647
Stuttgart
Died23 June 1677(1677-06-23) (aged 30)
Hirsau Castle
Spouse
(m. 1673)
Issue
HouseWürttemberg
FatherEberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
MotherAnna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg

William Louis (7 January 1647 – 23 June 1677) was Duke of Württemberg from 1674 until his death in 1677.[1]

William Louis was born in Stuttgart, the ninth child of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, and his first wife Anna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg.

At the age of 30, the Duke died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the stop-over in Schloß Hirsau. His widow Magdalena Sibylla became regent of Württemberg between 1677 and 1693, until her son reached adulthood.

Issue

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He married on 6 November 1673 in Darmstadt with Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, and had 4 children:

Ancestors

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References

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  1. ^ Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). "Württemberg, Wilhelm Ludwig, Herzog". Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. pp. 161–162.
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
Born: 7 January 1647 Died: 23 June 1677
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Württemberg
1674–1677
Succeeded by