The Kingdom of Württemberg existed between 1806 and 1918 and was preceded by the Electorate of Württemberg. Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg and then Württemberg, became its first King. The kingdom operated under Salic law, which did not allow for the succession of women. The Queens mentioned are, therefore, consorts and not reigning Queens. Any [read more]
The Kingdom of Württemberg in present-day Germany existed from 1805 to 1918. It was preceded by the Duchy and Electorate of Württemberg and Frederick II, Duke of Württemberg, took the title of King Frederick I on 1 January 1806. Frederick’s first wife was Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and they had three surviving children together before [read more]
Princess Pauline of Württemburg was born on 19 December 1877 as the daughter of the future King William II of Württemberg and Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont. She was just four years old when she lost her mother, who died six days after giving birth to a stillborn daughter. Her father remarried in 1886 to Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe. [read more]
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