Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg explained

Philipp Albrecht
Duke of Württemberg
Succession:Head of the House of Württemberg
Reign:31 October 1939 – 15 April 1975
Reign-Type:Period
Predecessor:Crown Prince Albert
Successor:Duke Carl
Suc-Type:Successor
Birth Date:14 November 1893
Birth Place:Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Death Place:Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Full Name:Georg Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold
Spouse:
    Issue:
    House:Württemberg
    Father:Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
    Mother:Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
    Religion:Roman Catholicism

    Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (born Georg Philipp Albrecht Carl Maria Joseph Ludwig Hubertus Stanislaus Leopold Herzog von Württemberg; 14 November 1893 – 15 April 1975) was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. He was born in Stuttgart, and became head of the formerly reigning royal House of Württemberg on the death of his father on 29 October 1939.[1] He died in Ravensburg, aged 81.

    Marriages and children

    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 1 August 1928 in Friedrichshafen. They had two sons and four daughters:[1]

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstlich Hauser Band XVI., Limburg an der Lahn, 2001, pp. 179–180, 600.
    2. Web site: Iris Caren duchesse de Wurtemberg est décédée : deuil d'une artiste au grand cœur de Stuttgart. fr. news.dayfr.com. 29 April 2022. 28 May 2022.
    3. Web site: Wir trauern um Iris Caren Herzogin von Württemberg. German. vs-baden-wuerttemberg.poetik.de. 29 April 2022. 28 May 2022.