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| Duke Ludwig of Württemberg | |||||
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.jpg) Duke Louis paintedc. 1809-1816 | |||||
| Born | (1756-08-30)30 August 1756 Treptow Palace,Treptow an der Rega,Province of Pomerania,Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 20 September 1817(1817-09-20) (aged 61) Kirchheim unter Teck,Kingdom of Württemberg,German Confederation | ||||
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| House | Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt | ||||
Duke Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg (German:Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Herzog von Württemberg; 30 August 1756, inTreptow an der Rega – 20 September 1817, inKirchheim unter Teck) was the second son ofFrederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732–1797) and MargravineSophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736–1798). His elder brother wasFrederick I, the firstKing of Württemberg, and his sister was the Russian Empress consort,Maria Feodorovna. Louis retained the pre-royal title of Duke.
Louis Frederick was a general in the cavalry. He was briefly a high ranking commander theArmy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth appointed the commander of theGrand Duchy of Lithuania's army, but betrayed the Commonwealth, refusing to fight against Russian troops throughout thePolish–Russian War of 1792, while feigning illness. For his betrayal he was dismissed from his post, but never prosecuted.[1] His Polish wife,Duchess Maria, divorced him shortly afterward after his treason became public knowledge.
Between 1807 and 1810, Duke Louis employed the composerCarl Maria von Weber as his secretary with no musical duties. Weber and the duke's older brother Frederick mutually disliked each other, and the composer was banished from Württemberg after accusations of misappropriating some of the duke's money.
He married on 28 October 1784Princess Maria Czartoryska (1768–1854), daughter ofPrince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and his wife,Countess Isabella von Flemming. They had one child before they divorced in 1793 (Maria initiated the divorce upon the news of his betrayal of Poland):
On 28 January 1797 inHermitage [de], nearBayreuth, Louis Frederick was married toPrincess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (then of Nassau), daughter ofCharles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg andPrincess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. The couple had five children:
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