Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg

Austro-Turkish War (1787–91)
- Siege of Belgrade (1789)
War of the First Coalition
- Battle of Neerwinden (1793)
- Siege of Condé (1793)
- Battle of Altenkirchen (1796)

AwardsMilitary Order of Maria Theresa, CC 1793, GC 1794
Order of Leopold, 1809/10
Order of St. Stephen, 1831Other workInhaber Infantry Regiment Nr. 38
Inhaber Infantry Regiment Nr. 40

Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg (22 October 1763 – 20 January 1834) was a Habsburg Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.

Early life

He was born into the House of Württemberg as the fifth son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and his wife, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, niece of Frederick the Great.^[1]

Military career

As a high-ranking nobleman, he started his military career as an Oberstleutnant in 1781. Promoted to General-major in 1788, he fought at Belgrade during the Austro-Turkish War. During the War of the First Coalition he led his troops at Neerwinden and was in command of the successful Siege of Condé in 1793.

In March 1796 Württemberg was promoted to Feldzeugmeister, but after he was defeated by the French at Altenkirchen that June, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen removed him from command. He was promoted to Feldmarschall in 1805 but for the remainder of his military career he held commands in the interior. He was Proprietor (Inhaber) of one Austrian infantry regiment from 1785 to 1809, then a second infantry regiment from 1809 until his death in 1834. His eldest brother became King Frederick I of Württemberg and a younger brother Duke Alexander of Württemberg was a general officer in the service of the Russian Empire.

Private life

On 18 March 1795 in Sondershausen he married Princess Albertine of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1771-1829), whom he divorced in 1801. On 23 February 1817 in Marseille he was married for the second time to Princess Pauline Kunigunde Waldburga of Metternich-Winneburg (1772-1855), elder sister of Austrian statesman and diplomat Klemens von Metternich. He didn't have children.^[2]

Honours

Württemberg:^[3]
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- Commander of the Military Merit Order; Grand Cross^[4]
Austrian Empire:^[3]
- Commander of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, 1793; Grand Cross, 1794^[5]
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1809/10
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, 1831^[6]
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 24 September 1831^[7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg^[8]

16. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

8. Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental

17. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg

4. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg

18. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

9. Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach

19. Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen

2. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

20. Eugen Alexander Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis

10. Anselm Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis

21. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg

5. Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis

22. Ferdinand August, Prince of Lobkowicz

11. Princess Maria Ludowika of Lobkowicz

23. Princess Maria Anna of Baden-Baden

1. Duke Ferdinand Frederick August of Württemberg

24. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg

12. Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

25. Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

6. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

26. John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

13. Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau

27. Henriette Catherine of Nassau-Orange

3. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt

28. Frederick I of Prussia

14. Frederick William I of Prussia

29. Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

7. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia

30. George I of Great Britain

15. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

31. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle

References

Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
Smith, Digby; Kudrna, Leopold. "Austrian Generals of 1792-1815: Württemberg, Ferdinand Friedrich August Herzog von". napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

Notes

^ "Ferdinand Friedrich August von Württemberg, Herzog".
^ "Wurttemberg 4".
^ ^a ^b Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1831), "Königliches Haus" p. 10
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1831), "Königliche Orden" p. 44
^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staats-Schematismus des der Österreichen Kaiserthums, 1833, p. 25, retrieved 10 September 2020
^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm III. ernannte Ritter" p. 19
^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 111.

Military offices
Preceded by Franz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg	Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 38 1785–1809	Succeeded by disbanded
Military offices
Preceded by Joseph Anton Franz Mittrowsky	Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 40 1809–1834	Succeeded by unknown