BURIAL CHURCHES OF WÜRTTEMBERG SOVEREIGNS FROM A TO Z

BAYREUTH (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CASTLE CHURCH
(Bayreuth, Schlosskirche Unsere Liebe Frau, Schlossberglein):

Duchess FREDERICA OF BAYREUTH (+1780), consort of Duke Charles Eugene

HEIDELBERG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Heidelberg, Heilig Geist Kirche, Hauptstr.):

Duke EBERHARD II (+1504).

The tomb was destroyed in 1693 during the Nine Years' War by the French troops who had burnt down the church.


KIRCHHEIM/TECK (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CONVENT CHURCH OF DOMINICAN NUNS (Kirchheim unter Teck, Dominikanerinnenklosterkirche):

Duchess BARBARA GONZAGA OF MANTUA (+1503), consort of Duke Eberhard I.

The church was demolished in the past and the tomb was lost.

KIRCHHEIM/TECK (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST MARTIN’S CHURCH
(Kirchheim unter Teck, Martinskirche, Wiederholtplatz):

Duchess FRANCISCA VON BERNERDIN (+1811), consort of Duke Charles Eugene

LUDWIGSBURG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE OLD CEMETERY
(Ludwigsburg, Alter Friedhof, Schorndorferstr.):

01. King WILLIAM II (+1921)
02. Queen CHARLOTTE OF SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE (+1946), consort of King William II

LUDWIGSBURG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PALACE CHURCH
(Ludwigsburg, Schlosskirche, Schlossstr.):

01. Duke EBERHARD LOUIS (+1733)
02. Duchess JOANNA OF BADEN-DURLACH (+1757), consort of Duke Eberchard IV Louis
03. Duke CHARLES ALEXANDER (+1737)
04. Duchess MARIA AUGUSTA OF THURN AND TAXIS (+1756), consort of Duke Charles Alexander
05. Duke CHARLES EUGENE (+1793)
06. Duke LOUIS EUGENE (+1795)
07. Duchess SOPHIA OF BEICHLINGEN (+1807), consort of Duke Louis Eugene
08. Duke FREDERICK EUGENE (+1797)
09. Duchess FREDERICA SOPHIA OF BRANDENBURG-SCHWEDT (+1798), consort of Duke Frederick Eugene
10. King FREDERICK I (+1816)
11. Queen CHARLOTTE MATILDA OF GREAT BRITAIN (+1828), consort of King Frederick I
12. Queen PAULINE OF WÜRTTEMBERG (+1873), consort of King William I

STUTTGART (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CASTLE CHURCH
(Stuttgart, Schlosskirche, Schillerplatz):

01. King CHARLES I (+1891)
02. Queen OLGA OF RUSSIA (+1892), consort of King Charles I

STUTTGART (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE STIFTSKIRCHE (Stuttgart, Stiftskirche, Stiftstr.):

01. Duchess ELIZABETH OF BRANDENBURG (+1524), consort of Duke Eberhard II
02. Duke FREDERICK (+1608)
03. Duchess SYBILLA OF ANHALT (+1614), consort of Duke Frederick
04. Duke JOHN FREDERICK (+1628)
05. Duchess BARBARA OF BRANDENBURG (+1636), consort of Duke John Frederick
06. Duke EBERHARD III (+1674)
07. Duchess ANNE CATHERINE OF SALM (+1655), consort of Duke Eberhard III
08. Duchess MARIA DOROTHEA OF OETTINGEN (+1698), consort of Duke Eberhard III
09. Duke WILLIAM LOUIS (+1677)
10. Duchess MAGDALEN SYBILLA OF HESSE-DARMSTADT (+1712), consort of Duke William Louis

STUTTGART-ROTENBERG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE WÜRTTEMBERG CHAPEL (Stuttgart-Rotenberg, Grabkapelle auf dem Württemberg, Württembergstr.):

01. King WILLIAM I (+1864)
02. Queen CATHERINE OF RUSSIA (+1819), consort of King William I

TÜBINGEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST GEORGE'S CHURCH
(Tübingen, Stiftskirche St. Georg, Holzmarkt):

01. Duke EBERHARD I THE BEARDED (+1496)
02. Duke ULRIC (+1550)
03. Duchess SABINA OF BAVARIA (+1564), consort of Duke Ulric
04. Duke CHRISTOPHER (+1568)
05. Duchess ANNE MARIA OF BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH (+1568), consort of Duke Christopher
06. Duke LOUIS THE PIOUS (+1593)
07. Duchess DOROTEA OF BADEN-DURLACH (+1583), consort of Duke Louis the Pious
08. Duchess URSULA ZU VELDENZ-LAUTERECKEN (+1635), consort of Duke Louis the Pious

LIST OF WÜRTTEMBERG SOVEREIGNS 1457-1918

COUNTY OF WÜRTTEMBERG-URACH UNTIL 1495:
1457-1495: EBERHARD V (Duke of Württemberg as Eberhard I from 1495)

DUCHY OF WÜRTTEMBERG 1495-1803:
1495-1496: EBERHARD I THE BEARDED (Eberhard I. im Bart)
Born in 1445 in Urach.
Father: Count Ludwig I of Württemberg-Urach. Mother: Countess Matilde of the Palatinate.
Married in 1474 in Urach Princess BARBARA Gonzaga of Mantua (*1455,+1503).
Died in 1496 at Tübingen.
Buried in the Stiftskirche in Tübingen.
His consort Duchess Barbara of Mantua was buried in the Convent of Dominican Nuns at Kirchheim/Teck (demolished).

1496-1498: EBERHARD II
Born in 1447 at Waiblingen.
Father: Count Ulric V of Württemberg-Stuttgart. Mother: Countess Elizabeth of Bavaria-Landshut.
Married in 1467 in Stuttgart Princess ELIZABETH of Brandenburg (*1451 Ansbach,+1524 Nürtingen).
Deposed in 1498 and exiled in Schloss Lindenfels/Palatinate.
Died in 1504 in Schloss Lindenfels.
Buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg (no tomb).
His consort Duchess Elizabeth of Brandenburg was buried in Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.

1498-1519 and 1534-1550: ULRIC (Ulrich)
Born in 1487 at Reichenweier.
Father: Duke Henry of Württemberg. Mother: Elizabeth of Zweibrücken.
Married in 1511 in Stuttgart Princess SABINA of Bavaria (*1492 Munich,+1564 Nürtingen).
His issue who ruled: CHRISTOPHER (*1515,+1568).
Deposed in 1519 and exiled in Switzerland, France and Germany. Restored in 1534.
Died in 1550 at Tübingen.
Buried with his consort Duchess Sabina of Bavaria in Stiftskirche at Tübingen.

1519-1534: AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION

1550-1568: CHRISTOPHER (Christof)
Born in 1515 at Urach.
Father: Duke Ulric of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Sabina of Bavaria.
Married in 1544 in Ansbach ANNE MARIA of Brandenburg-Ansbach (*1526 Jägerndorf,+1589 Nürtingen).
His issue who ruled: LOUIS THE PIOUS (*1554,+1593).
Died in 1568 in Stuttgart.
Buried with his consort Duchess Anne Maria in Stiftskirche at Tübingen.

1568-1593: LOUIS THE PIOUS (Ludwig der Fromme)
Born in 1554 in Stuttgart.
Father: Duke Christopher of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Married firstly in 1575 in Stuttgart DOROTHEA of Baden-Durlach (*1559 Pforzheim,+1583 Nuremberg).
Married secondly in 1585 in Stuttgart URSULA zu Veldenz (*1572 Lauterecken,+1635 Nürtingen).
Died in 1593 in Stuttgart.
Buried with his both consorts in Stiftskirche at Tübingen.

1593-1608: FREDERICK (Friedrich)
Born in 1557 at Horburg.
Father: Prince Georg of Württemberg. Mother: Princess Barbara of Hesse.
Married in 1581 in Stuttgart Princess SYBILLA of Anhalt (*1564 Bernburg,+1614 Leonberg).
His issue who ruled: JOHN FREDERICK (*1582,+1628).
Died in 1608 in Stuttgart.
Buried with his consort Duchess Sybilla of Anhalt in Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.

1608-1628: JOHN FREDERICK (Johann Friedrich)
Born in 1582 at Mömpelgard.
Father: Duke Frederick I of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Sibylla of Anhalt.
Married in 1609 in Stuttgart Princess BARBARA of Brandenburg (*1584 Halle,+1636 Strasbourg).
His issue who ruled: EBERHARD III (*1614,+1674).
Died in 1628 in Stuttgart.
Buried with his consort Duchess Barbara of Brandenburg in Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.

1628-1674: EBERHARD III
Born in 1614 in Stuttgart.
Father: Duke John Frederick of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Barbara of Brandenburg.
Married firstly in 1637 in Strasbourg ANNE CATHERINE of Salm (*1614,+1655).
Married secondly in 1656 at Ansbach MARIA DOROTHEA of Oettingen (*1639 Oettingen,+1698 Nürtingen).
His issue who ruled: WILLIAM LOUIS (*1647,+1677; son of Anne Catherine).
Died in 1674 in Stuttgart.
Buried with his both consorts in Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.

1674-1677: WILLIAM LOUIS (Wilhelm Ludwig)
Born in 1647 in Stuttgart.
Father: Duke Eberhard III of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Anne Catherine of Salm.
Married in 1673 in Darmstadt MAGDALEN SYBILLA of Hesse-Darmstadt (*1652 Darmstadt,+1712 Kirchheim/Teck).
His issue who ruled: EBERHARD LOUIS (*1676,+1733).
Died in 1677 at Hirsau.
Buried with his consort Duchess Magdalen Sybilla in Stiftskirche in Stuttgart.

1677-1733: EBERHARD LOUIS (Eberhard Ludwig)
Born in 1676 in Stuttgart.
Father: Duke William Louis of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Magdalen Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Married in 1697 in Basel JOANNA of Baden-Durlach (*1680 Karlsruhe,+1757 Schloss Stetten).
Died in 1733 in Ludwigsburg.
Buried with his consort Duchess Joanna in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.

1733-1737: CHARLES ALEXANDER (Karl Alexander)
Born in 1684 in Stuttgart.
Father: Duke Friedrich Karl of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Married in 1727 in Frankfurt/Main Princess MARIA AUGUSTA of Thurn and Taxis (*1706 Frankfurt/Main,+1756 Göppingen).
His issue who ruled:
-CHARLES EUGENE (*1728,+1793),
-LOUIS EUGENE (*1731,+1795),
-FREDERICK EUGENE (*1732,+1797).
Died in 1737 in Ludwigsburg.
Buried with his consort Duchess Maria Augusta in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.

1737-1793: CHARLES EUGENE (Karl Eugen)
Born in 1728 in Brussels.
Father: Duke Charles Alexander of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
Married firstly in 1748 in Bayreuth FREDERICA of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (*1732 Bayreuth,+1780 Bayreuth). Divorced in 1754.
Married secondly in 1785 in Stuttgart FRANCISCA von Bernerdin (*1748 Adelmannsfelden,+1811 Kirchheim/Teck).
Died in 1793 in Hohenheim.
Buried in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.
His first consort Duchess Frederica was buried in the Castle Church in Bayreuth.
His second consort Duchess Francisca was buried in St Martin's Church at Kirchheim/Teck.

1793-1795: LOUIS EUGENE (Ludwig Eugen)
Born in 1731 in Frankfurt.
Father: Duke Charles Alexander of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
Married in 1762 in Dresden Countess SOPHIA of Beichlingen (*1728 Dresden,+1807 Winnenthal).
Died in 1795 in Ludwigsburg.
Buried with his consort Duchess Sophia in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.

1795-1797: FREDERICK EUGENE (Friedrich Eugen)
Born in 1732 in Stuttgart.
Father: Duke Charles Alexander of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.
Married in 1753 in Schwedt FREDERICA SOPHIA of Brandenburg-Schwedt (*1736 Schwedt,+1798 Stuttgart).
His issue who ruled:
-FREDERICK II/I (*1754,+1816),
-Sophia Dorothea (*1759,+1828; Empress of Russia),
-Frederica (*1765,+1785; Grand Duchess of Oldenburg).
Died in 1797 at Hohenheim.
Buried with his consort Duchess Frederica in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.

1797-1803: FREDERICK II (Friedrich II.; Elector from 1803)

ELECTORATE OF WÜRTTEMBERG 1803-1806:
1803-1806: FREDERICK II (Friedrich II.; King from 1806 as Frederick I)

KINGDOM OF WÜRTTEMBERG 1806-1918:
1806-1816: FREDERICK I (Friedrich I.)
Born in 1754 at Treptow.
Father: Duke Frederick Eugene of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Frederica Sophia of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Married firstly in 1780 in Brunswick Princess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1764 Brunswick,+1788 Koluvere, Estonia).
Married secondly in 1797 in London Princess CHARLOTTE MATILDA of Great Britain and Hanover (*1766 London,+1828 Ludwigsburg).
He was never crowned.
His issue who ruled:
-WILLIAM I (*1781,+1864; son of Augusta),
-Catherine (*1783,+1835; Queen of Westphalia; daughter of Augusta).
Died in 1816 in Stuttgart.
Buried with his second consort Queen Charlotte Matilda in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.
His first consort Princess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was buried in the Church of Kullamaa, Estonia.

1816-1864: WILLIAM I (Wilhelm I.)
Born in 1781 at Lubin, Silesia.
Father: King Frederick I of Württemberg. Mother: Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Married firstly in 1808 in Munich Princess Charlotte Augusta of Bavaria (*1792 Mannheim,+1873 Vienna). Divorced in 1814.
Married secondly in 1816 in St Petersburg Grand Duchess CATHERINE of Russia (*1788 Tsarskoe Selo,+1819 Stuttgart).
Married thirdly in 1820 in Stuttgart Princess PAULINE of Württemberg (*1800 Riga,+1873 Stuttgart).
He was never crowned.
His issue who ruled:
-Sophia (*1818,+1877; Queen of the Netherlands; daughter of Catherine),
-CHARLES I (*1823,+1891; son of Pauline).
Died in 1864 at Rosenstein, Stuttgart.
Buried with his second consort Queen Catherine of Russia in Württemberg Chapel in Stuttgart-Rotenberg.
His first consort Princess Charlotte Augusta of Bavaria was buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
His third consort Queen Pauline was buried in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg.

1864-1891: CHARLES I (Karl I.)
Born in 1823 in Stuttgart.
Father: King William I of Württemberg. Mother: Queen Pauline of Württemberg.
Married in 1846 in Peterhof Grand Duchess OLGA of Russia (*1822 Peterhof,+1892 Friedrichshafen).
He was never crowned.
Died in 1891 at Stuttgart.
Buried with his consort Queen Olga of Russia in the Castle Church in Stuttgart.

1891-1918: WILLIAM II (Wilhelm II.)
Born in 1848 in Stuttgart.
Father: Prince Friedrich of Württemberg. Mother: Princess Katharina of Württemberg.
Married firstly in 1877 in Arolsen Princess Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont (*1857 Arolsen,+1882 Villa Marienwahl near Ludwigsburg).
Married secondly in 1886 at Bückeburg Princess CHARLOTTE of Schaumburg-Lippe (*1864 Ratiboiřce/Ratiborschitz,+1946 Bebenhausen).
He was never crowned.
Deposed in 1918.
Died in 1921 in Bebenhausen.
Buried with his both consorts in the Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg.

REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918.

TOMBS OF WÜRTTEMBERG SOVEREIGNS

The tomb of Duke EBERHARD I THE BEARDED in the Stiftskirche in Tübingen (Germany)

The burial site of Duchess ELIZABETH OF BRANDENBURG, consort of Duke Eberhard II, in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart (Germany)

Tombs in the Stiftskirche in Tübingen (Germany):
01. Duke ULRIC.
02. Duchess SABINA OF BAVARIA, consort of Duke Ulric.
03. Duke CHRISTOPHER.
04. Duchess ANNE MARIA OF ANSBACH, consort of Duke Christopher.

Tombs in the Stiftskirche in Tübingen (Germany):
01. Duke LOUIS THE PIOUS.
02. Duchess DOROTHEA OF BADEN-DURLACH, consort of Duke Louis the Pious.
03. Duchess URSULA ZU VELDENZ, consort of Duke Louis the Pious.

Tombs in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart (Germany):
04. Duke FREDERICK (middle) and his consort SYBILLA OF ANHALT (far right).

Tombs in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart (Germany):
01. Duke JOHN FREDERICK (right) and his consort Duchess BARBARA OF BRANDENBURG.
02. Duke EBERHARD III (middle) and his consorts Duchesses ANNE CATHERINE OF SALM (right) and MARIA DOROTHEA (left).

01. The tombs of Duke WILLIAM LOUIS (right) and his consort Duchess MAGDALEN SYBILLA OF HESSE in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart (Germany).
02. The tombs of Duke EBERHARD LOUIS (right) and his consort Duchess JOANNA OF BADEN-DURLACH (left) in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg (Germany).

Tombs in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg (Germany):
01. Duke CHARLES ALEXANDER (right) and his consort Duchess MARIA AUGUSTA.
02. The cenotaph to Duke CHARLES ALEXANDER.
03. The tomb of Duke CHARLES EUGENE.
04. The tomb of Duchess FREDERICA OF BAYREUTH, consort of Duke Charles Eugene, in the Castle Church in Bayreuth (Germany).
05. The tomb of Duchess FRANCISCA VON BERNERDIN, consort of Duke Charles Eugene, in St Martin's Church in Kirchheim/Teck (Germany).
06. The epitaph to Duchess FRANCISCA VON BERNERDIN, consort of Duke Charles Eugene, in St Martin's Church in Kirchheim/Teck (Germany).

The tombs of Duke LOUIS EUGENE (right) and his consort Duchess SOPHIA in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg (Germany)

Tombs in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg (Germany):
01. Duke FREDERICK EUGENE.
02. Duchess FREDERICA SOPHIA OF SCHWEDT, consort of Duke Frederick Eugene.

The tombs of King FREDERICK I (left) and his Queen CHARLOTTE MATILDA OF GREAT BRITAIN in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg (Germany)

01. The tomb of King WILLIAM I and his Queen CATHERINE OF RUSSIA in the Württemberg Chapel at Rotenberg, Stuttgart (Germany).
02. The tomb of Queen PAULINE, consort of King William I, in the Palace Church in Ludwigsburg (Germany)

01. The tomb of King CHARLES I in the Castle Church in Stuttgart (Germany).
02. The tomb of Queen OLGA OF RUSSIA, consort of King Charles I, in the Castle Church in Stuttgart (Germany).
03. The tomb of King WILLIAM II in the Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg (Germany).
04. The tomb of Queen CHARLOTTE OF SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE, consort of King William II, in the Old Cemetery in Ludwigsburg (Germany).