William I of Württemberg Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
William I of Württemberg (27 September 1781-25 June 1864) was King of Würtemberg.He was born in Lübben, the son of Friedrich I of Württemberg (1754-1816) and his wife Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764-1788).
On 8 June 1808, at Munich, he married Karoline Charlotte Auguste of Bavaria (1792-1873), daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1756-1825). They divorced in 1814.
In 1816, at St. Petersburg, he married Catherina, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia. Later that year, he succeeded his father as King of Württemberg.
In 1820, at Stuttgart, he married Pauline of Württemberg, daughter of Ludwig of Württemberg (1756-1817) and his wife Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857).
By his third wife, Pauline, he had two children:
- Catherine (1821-1898), whom by her husband Frederick of Würettemberg was mother to William II of Württemberg, and
- Karl I (1823-1891).
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