Duke Phillip Albrecht | |||||
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The Duke of Württemberg | |||||
Head of the House of Württemberg | |||||
Period | 31 October 1939 - 17 April 1975 | ||||
Predecessor | Duke Albrecht | ||||
Successor | Duke Carl | ||||
Born |
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg), Empire of Germany (now Germany) |
14 November 1893||||
Died | 1 April 1975 Ravensburg, Upper Swabia, Ravensburg District, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany) |
(aged 81)||||
Spouse |
Archduchess Helena of Austria-Tuscany (m. 1923; her death 1924) Archduchess Rosa of Austria-Tuscany (m. 1928; his death 1975) |
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Issue |
By Archduchess Rosa:
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House | Württemberg | ||||
Father | Duke Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
Mother | Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic Christian |
Full name | |
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George Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold |
Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (George Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold Herzog von Württemberg, 14 November 1893 in Stuttgart – 17 April 1975 in Ravensburg) was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. He became head of the formerly reigning royal House of Württemberg on the death of his father in 1939.
His first marriage was to Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 30 October 1903 in Linz; died 8 September 1924 in Tübingen), daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (younger son of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany) and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta), on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen. They had one daughter:
Archduchess Helena died a week after giving birth to her daughter, Duchess Maria Christina.
His second marriage was to Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 22 September 1906 in Parsch; died 17 September 1983 in Friedrichshafen), the sister of his late wife, on August 1, 1928 in Friedrichshafen. They had two sons and four daughters: