Royal Profile: Duke Friedrich of Württemberg

Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria Herzog von Württemberg  was born 1 June 1961 as the eldest son of Carl, Herzog von Württemberg & Princess Diane d'Orléans {Source}. He had two sisters, two brothers, four siblings-in-law, ten nieces, and three nephews{Source}:

1. Duchess Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle von Württemberg  (1962)
1. Prince Erich von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1962, m. 1988)
1. Countess Marie-Thérèse von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1989)
2. Countess Marie Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1990)
3. Countess Marie Charlotte von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1992)
4. Countess Marie Hélène von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1993)
5. Countess Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1996)
2. Duke Eberhard Alois Nikolaus Heinrich Johannes Maria von Württemberg  (1963)
1. Lucia Désirée Copf (1969)
1. Duke Alexander of Württemberg (2010)
3. Duke Phillipp Albrecht Christoph Ulrich Maria von Württemberg  (1964
1. Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria (1969, m. 19991)
1. Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline of Württemberg (1994)
1.  Maximilien d'Andigné (engaged)
2. Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie of Württemberg (1997)
3. Duke Carl Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel of Württemberg (1999)
4. Duchess Anna Maximiliana of Württemberg (2007)
4. Duke Michael Heinrich Albert Alexander Maria (1965)
1. Julia Ricarda Storz (1965 m. 2006)
5. Duchess Eleonore Fleur Juanita Charlotte Eudoxie Marie-Agnès (1977)
1. Count Moritz von Goëss (born 1966, m. 2003)
1. Count Zeno Carl Philipp Alfonso Maria von Goëss (2004)
2. Countess Flaminia von Goëss (2006)
3. Countess Livia von Goëss (2010)

 

 His godparents were:

• Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (paternal grandfather)
• Princess Isabelle of Brazil (maternal grandmother)

 

 The Hereditary Duke married his distant cousin, Princess Marie of Wied in November 1993{Source}. Together, they have three children{Source}:

 

1. The Hereditary Duke Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albrecht Nikolaus Erich Maria Herzog von Württemberg (1994)
2. Duchess Marie Amelie Diane Katherine Beatrix Philippa Sophie Herzogin von Württemberg (1996)
3. Duchess Sophie-Dorothea Martina Johanna Henriette Charitas Maria Herzogin von Württemberg (1997)

Friedrich died from injuries from an automobile accident traveling between Ebenweiler, Germany and Fronhofen, Germany (about 390 Km distance, or 267.19 miles) on 9 May 2018 {Source}