Wilhelm, Duke of Urach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm, Duke of Urach

Duke of Urach

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1810

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1869

Profession: architect

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Count Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand of Württemberg, 1st Duke of Urach (6 July 1810, in Stuttgart – 17 July 1869, in Schloss Lichtenstein), was the son of Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg (1761–1830), younger brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg, by his morganatic wife, Baroness Wilhelmine von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis (1777–1822), who had married in 1800.
He was the first Head of the House of Urach. Wilhelm served as a cavalry officer in the army of the then-independent Kingdom of Württemberg.
He also tested cannon for the Army of Württemberg, some of which can still be seen at Lichtenstein Castle, which he substantially rebuilt in the 1840s.
He was inspired by the romantic historical novel Lichtenstein by Wilhelm Hauff (1826).
Hauff was in turn inspired by the works of Walter Scott.
He was created Duke of Urach on 28 March 1867, with the style of Serene Highness.Wilhelm was a junior member of the royal family of Württemberg.
He was a nephew of King Frederick (d.
1816), and was a first cousin of King William I of Württemberg (ruled 1816–1864).

Erich Correns (1821–1877)
Description	German painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death	3 March 1821	14 June 1877
Location of birth/death	Cologne	Munich
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