Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857)
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Eugen of Württemberg, painting by George Dawe (Military Gallery of the Winter Palace)
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| Born |
8 January 1788 Oels, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Died | 8 January 1857 (aged 69) Bad Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia |
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Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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| Issue | Marie, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal Duke Eugen Duke William Alexander Duke William Duchess Alexandrine Duke Nicholas Agnes, Princess Reuss Younger Line |
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| House | House of Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Duke Eugen of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern | ||||
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| German: Friedrich Eugen Carl Paul Ludwig |
Duke Eugen of Württemberg (German: Herzog Friedrich Eugen Carl Paul Ludwig von Württemberg; 8 January 1788 – 16 September 1857) was a German prince and a General of Infantry in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
Duke Eugen was born at Oels, Lower Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia (now Oleśnica, Poland). He was the first child of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764–1834) and her husband Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822), who was brother of Empress Maria Feodorovna the consort of Paul I of Russia and son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Louise was a daughter of Prince Christian Karl of Stolberg-Gedern and Countess Eleanore of Reuss-Lobenstein. Another of Eugen and Louise's children was the explorer Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg.
From 1776 he lived in Russia. As a child, Eugen followed his aunt to the Tsar's court. After his cadet years in St. Petersburg, he began a brilliant career in the Imperial Russian Army. The murder of his uncle Paul I in 1802 interrupted the first military service. His further education took place in Silesia by Ludwig von Wolzogen.
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