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Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg

Charles Eugene
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Duke of Württemberg
Reign 12 March 1737 – 24 October 1793
Predecessor Charles Alexander
Successor Louis Eugene
Born (1728-02-11)11 February 1728
Brussels
Died 24 October 1793(1793-10-24) (aged 65)
Hohenheim
Spouse Elisabeth Fredericka Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Franziska von Hohenheim
Father Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
Mother Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis

Charles Eugene (German: Carl Eugen; 11 February 1728 – 24 October 1793), Duke of Württemberg, was the eldest son, and successor, of Charles Alexander; his mother was Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.

Born in Brussels, he succeeded his father as ruler of Württemberg at the age of 9, but the real power was in the hands of Administrators Carl Rudolf, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt (1737–1738) and Carl Frederick von Württemberg-Oels (1738–1746).

He was educated at the court of Frederick II of Prussia. In the Seven Years' War against Prussia, Charles Eugene advanced into Saxony. He ruled until his death in 1793, when he was succeeded by his younger brother.

He was an early patron of Friedrich Schiller. He also studied keyboard with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in the 1740s (Bach's "Württemberg" sonatas, published in 1744, were dedicated to Charles Eugene). In 1765, Charles Eugene founded a public library in Ludwigsburg (now the Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart) and was responsible for the construction of a number of other key palaces and buildings in the area including the New Palace which still stands at the centre of the Schlossplatz, Castle Solitude and Castle Hohenheim.


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