Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Philipp Albrecht of Württemberg
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Duke of Württemberg
Tenure	31 October 1939 - 17 April 1975
Born	(1893-11-14)14 November 1893 Stuttgart
Died	1 August 1975(1975-08-01) (aged 81) Ravensburg
Spouse	Archduchess Helena of Austria Archduchess Rosa of Austria
House	House of Württemberg
Father	Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (George Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold Herzog von Württemberg, 14 November 1893 in Stuttgart – 17 April 1975 in Ravensburg) was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. He became head of the formerly reigning royal House of Württemberg on the death of his father in 1939.

Marriages and children

His first marriage was to Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 30 October 1903 in Linz; died 8 September 1924 in Tübingen), daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (younger son of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany) and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta), on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen. They had one daughter:

• Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg (born 2 September 1924 in Tübingen), married on September 23, 1948 to Prince Georg Hartmann of Liechtenstein (11 November 1911 – 18 January 1998), son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein.

Archduchess Helena died a week after giving birth to her daughter, Duchess Maria Christina.

His second marriage was to Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 22 September 1906 in Parsch; died 17 September 1983 in Friedrichshafen), the sister of his late wife, on August 1, 1928 in Friedrichshafen. They had two sons and four daughters:

• Duchess Helene of Württemberg (born 29 June 1929), married in 1961 to Margrave Federico Pallavicini.
• Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Württemberg (born 23 October 1930), renounced his claim as hereditary head of the dynasty, twice marrying morganatically, with issue.
• Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (born 2 February 1933), married in 1958 to Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, with issue.
• Duchess Marie Thérèse of Württemberg (born 12 November 1934), married in 1957 to Prince Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris. Marriage annulled, and now known as Duchesse de Montpensier.
• Carl, Duke of Württemberg born 1 August 1936, head of the House of Württemberg.
• Duchess Maria Antonia of Württemberg (31 August 1937 – 12 November 2004).

Styles

• 14 November 1893 - 2 October 1921: His Royal Highness Prince Phillip Albrecht of Würrtemberg

• 2 October 1921 - 31 October 1939: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Duke of Württemberg

• 31 October 1939 - 17 April 1975: His Royal Highness The Duke of Württemberg

Ancestry

Family of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

16. Duke Alexander of Württemberg               8. Duke Alexander of Württemberg                       17. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld               4. Duke Philipp of Württemberg                             18. Louis-Philippe I, King of the French               9. Princess Marie of Orléans                       19. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies               2. Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg                                   20. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen               10. Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen                       21. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg               5. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria                             22. Ludwig I of Bavaria               11. Princess Hildegard of Bavaria                       23. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen               1. Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg                                         24. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor               12. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria                       25. Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily               6. Archduke Charles Louis of Austria                             26. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria               13. Princess Sophie of Bavaria                       27. Caroline of Baden               3. Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria                                   28. Francis I of the Two Sicilies               14. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies                       29. Maria Isabella of Spain               7. Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                             30. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (= 20)               15. Maria Theresa of Austria                       31. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (= 21)

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg House of Württemberg Born: 14 November 1893 Died: 17 April 1975
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Duke Albrecht	— TITULAR — King of Württemberg 31 October 1939 – 17 April 1975 Reason for succession failure: Kingdom abolished in 1918	Succeeded by Duke Carl