Friedrich I o Württemberg
Friedrich I o Württemberg (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 6 November 1754 – 30 October 1816) wis the ruler o Württemberg frae 1797 to his death. He wis the last Duke o Württemberg frae 1797 to 1803, then the first an anly Elector o Württemberg frae 1803 tae 1806, before raising Württemberg tae a kinrick in 1806 with the approval o Napoleon I. He wis kent for his size: at 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) and about 200 kg (440 lb).
Friedrich I | |
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Duke/Elector/Keeng o Württemberg | |
Ring | 22 December 1797 – 30 October 1816 |
Coronation | 1 Januar 1806 |
Predecessor | Frederick II Eugene |
Successor | William I |
Born | 6 November 1754 Treptow an der Rega, Proushie (now Trzebiatów, Poland) |
Dee'd | 30 October 1816 Stuttgart, Kinrick o Württemberg, Germany | (aged 61)
Buirial | 1 November 1816 Schlosskirche, Ludwigsburg, Germany |
Spouse | Duchess Augusta o Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (m. 1780; d. 1788) Charlotte, Princess Ryal (m. 1797) |
Issue | William I Catharina, Queen o Westphalia Duchess Sophia Dorothea Prince Paul |
Faither | Frederick II Eugene, Duke o Württemberg |
Mither | Sophia Dorothea o Brandenburg-Schwedt |
Releegion | Lutheranism |