Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (6 January 1731 – 20 May 1795), was the reigning Duke of Württemberg from 1793 until his death in 1795.

Early life and ancestry He was born as the third son of Duke Karl Alexander, Governor of the Kingdom of Serbia and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.

His maternal grandparents were Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Princess Maria Ludovika Anna von Lobkowicz (the daughter of Prince Ferdinand August Leopold von Lobkowicz-Sagan and Princess Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden, herself the daughter of William, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Countess Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern). Her paternal grandparents were Baroness Maria of Eicken and Edward Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (himself a son of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern and Princess Cecilia of Sweden, the daughter of King Gustav I).

Reign He succeeded his brother Karl Eugen as Duke of Württemberg in 1793, and reigned until his own death in 1795, when he was succeeded by his younger brother Frederick Eugen.

Personal life He married, initially morganatically, to Countess Sophie Albertine von Beichlingen (1728–1807), a daughter of August Gottfried Dietrich, Count of Beichlingen and his wife, Sophie Helene, Baroness of Stöcken. Together, they were the parents of three daughters:

Duchess Sophie Antoinette (1763–1775), who died young. Duchess Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth (1764–1817), who married Prince Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein. Duchess Henriette Charlotte Friederike (1767–1817), who married Prince Karl Joseph von Hohenlohe-Bartenstein-Jagstberg.

Death Duke Louis Eugune died at Ludwigsburg on 20 May 1795, aged 64. His widow Sophie Albertine died twelve years later, on 10 May 1807. Both Louis Eugene and his wife were buried in the Chapel of the Ludwigsburg Palace.

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