Karl Alexander von Württemberg

1684 - 1737  (53 år)

• Navn	Karl Alexander von Württemberg
  Fødsel	24 Jan 1684	Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Kjønn	Mann
  Død	12 Mar 1737	Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  Begravelse	11 Mai 1737	Chapel Of Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Neckarkreis, Wurttemberg
  Person ID	I96348	Boe
  Sist endret	16 Sep 2012

  
  

  Far	Friedrich Karl von Württemberg, Herzog zu Württemberg-Winnental,   f. 12 Sep 1652, Stuttgart, Württemberg, Deutschland(HRR) d. 20 Des 1698, Winnenthal, Württemberg-Winnenthal, Deutschland(HRR) (Alder 46 år)
  Mor	Eleonore Juliane Pss Of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Herzogin zu Württemberg-Winnental,   f. 13 Okt 1663, Ansbach, Brandenburg-Ansbach, Deutschland(HRR) d. 4 Mar 1724, Ansbach, Brandenburg-Ansbach, Deutschland(HRR) (Alder 60 år)
  Ekteskap	Ansbach, Mittelfranken, BAV
  Famile ID	F30895	Gruppeskjema  |  Familiediagram

  
  

• Notater

  {geni:about_me} Karl Alexander (24 May 1684 X 12 March 1737) was Duke of Württemberg from 1698 until his death. Born in Stuttgart, he was the eldest son of Friedrich Karl, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and Eleanore Juliane, Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach. He succeeded his father as Duke of Württemberg-Winnental in 1698, and inherited the main Duchy of Württemberg, centered on Stuttgart, from his cousin, Eberhard Ludwig, in 1733. As a successful army-commander in service of the Kaiser, he converted to Catholicism in 1712. He was militarily successful under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Spanish War of Succession as well as in the war against the Turks. In 1719 he was appointed imperial governor of Belgrad. As Duke of Württemberg he moved the court back from Ludwigsburg to Stuttgart . -------------------- Soldiered in the Balkans against the Turks for much of his life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alexander%2C_Duke_of_Württemberg in German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alexander_%28Württemberg%29 Latterly (in)famous for hiring and firing "Jew Suss": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_Suss