Duke Robert of Württemberg

German duke (1873–1947)

Born

(1873-01-14)14 January 1873
Meran, Austria-Hungary

Died

12 April 1947(1947-04-12) (aged 74)
Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Spouse

Archduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria

Names
German: Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph

House

House of Württemberg

Father

Duke Philipp of Württemberg

Mother

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

Duke Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph of Württemberg (German: Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph, Herzog von Württemberg^{[citation needed]}; 14 January 1873 in Meran, Austria-Hungary^{[citation needed]} – 12 April 1947 in Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany^{[citation needed]}) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duke of Württemberg.

Family

Robert was the fourth child^{[citation needed]} of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.^{[citation needed]} Robert belonged to the fifth branch (called the ducal branch) of the House of Württemberg, descended from the seventh son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. On the extinction of the eldest branch in 1921, the ducal branch became the new dynastic-branch of the House.

Marriage

Robert married Archduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria, seventh child and fifth eldest daughter of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 29 October 1900 in Vienna.^{[citation needed]} Robert and Maria Immakulata did not have children.^{[citation needed]}

Military career

Duke Robert was à la suite of the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 and commander of the 7th Cavalry Division of the Prussian army during World War I.^[1]

1891 : Sekondeleutnant (= Leutnant)
1896 : Premierleutnant (= Oberleutnant)
1900 : Rittmeister
1904 : Major
1907 : Oberstleutnant
1909 : Oberst
1913 : Generalmajor
1916 : Generalleutnant

Honours

Württemberg:^[2]
- Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1887;^[3] with Swords, 20 July 1916^[4]
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order, with Swords, 20 July 1916^[4]
- Golden Jubilee Medal
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity^[1]
Kingdom of Bavaria:
- Knight of St. Hubert, 1903^[5]
- Knight of the Military Merit Order, 2nd Class, with Star and Swords, 2 June 1917^[6]
Lippe: Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class^[2]
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore, 18 February 1906^[7]
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar^[1]
Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class^[1]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon^[2]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1897^[8]
Austria-Hungary:^[9]
- Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1900
- Military Merit Cross, 2nd Class with War Decoration, 12 July 1915
- Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 4 August 1917^[10]
Tuscan Grand Ducal Family: Grand Cross of St. Joseph^[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duke Robert of Württemberg

8. Duke Alexander of Württemberg

4. Duke Alexander of Württemberg

9. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

2. Duke Philipp of Württemberg

10. Louis-Philippe I, King of the French

5. Princess Marie of Orléans

11. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies

1. Duke Robert of Württemberg

12. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

6. Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen

13. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

3. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

14. Ludwig I of Bavaria

7. Princess Hildegard of Bavaria

15. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph Herzog von Württemberg K.H." the Prussian Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1908), "Departement des Kriegswesen" p. 223
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 27
^ ^a ^b "Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt" (in German) (27). 27 July 1916: 405. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 9
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^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1910 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1910. p. 16.
^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.
^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 51, 56, retrieved 13 July 2020
^ "Königlich Württembergisches Militär-Verordnungsblatt" (in German) (35). 13 August 1917: 285. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)