Duke Nicholas of Württemberg
| Duke Nicholas of Württemberg | |||||
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1 March 1833 Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Died | 22 February 1903 (aged 69) Bad Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Spouse | Duchess Wilhelmine of Württemberg | ||||
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| House | House of Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Duke Eugen of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
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| German: Nikolaus |
Duke Nicholas of Württemberg (German: Herzog Nikolaus von Württemberg; 1 March 1833 – 22 February 1903) was an officer in the army of the Austrian Empire.
Duke Nicholas was born at Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia (now Pokój, Poland) was the third child of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern) by his second marriage to Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807–1880), (daughter of Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie of Solms-Baruth). Nicholas had three half-siblings by his father's previous marriage with Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
After attending high school in Breslau and studied at the University of Hanover. He was initially in the Austrian navy, and later in the Austrian Army. In 1860 he reached the rank of Major, in 1864 he participated in the Second Schleswig War and in 1866 at the Austro-Prussian War.
Then he traveled to Spain and North Africa. Since 1877, he was a Major General and Brigadier General in Krakow, in 1882 he stationed as a lieutenant and division commander in Komarno.
On 8 May 1868, in Carlsruhe, he married Duchess Wilhelmine of Württemberg (1844–1892), daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe. Wilhelmine was the elder daughter of Nicholas' half-brother. They had no issue.
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