European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Former Ruling House of Württemberg, 1939-1945

Head of House

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865-1939).  Succeeded as head of the dynasty in 1921 on the death of his cousin, Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg (below).  Died on October 29, 1939, at Altshausen Castle.
Issue:  6 children, including
  1. Philipp, Duke of Württemberg (1893-     ).  Succeeded as head of the dynasty on the death of his father in 1939.
    2nd Wife: 
    Rosa, née Archduchess of Austria (1906-     )
    Issue:
    1. Maria Christina, Duchess of Württemberg (1924-     )
    2. Helene, Duchess of Württemberg (1929-     )
    3. Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (1930-     )
    4. Elisabeth, Duchess of Württemberg (1933-     )
    5. Maria Theresa, Duchess of Württemberg (1934-     )
    6. Karl, Duke of Württemberg (1936-     )
    7. Maria Antonia, Duchess of Württemberg (1937-     )
  2. Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1895-     )
    Wife:  Nadeshda, née Princess of Bulgaria (1899-     )
    1. Ferdinand Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1925-     )
    2. Margarita Luise, Duchess of Württemberg (1928-     )
    3. Eugen Eberhard, Duke of Württemberg (1930-     )
    4. Alexander Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1933-     )
    5. Sophie, Duchess of Württemberg (1937-     )
  3. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Father Odo of Beuron Abbey (1896-     )
  4. Margarita Maria, Duchess of Württemberg (1902-1945).  Died on April 22, 1945, at Altshausen.

Brothers
Sons of Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838-1917)

Robert, Duke of Württemberg (1873-     )
Wife:  Maria Immakulata, née Archduchess of Austria (1878-     )

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1877-1944).  Died on June 13, 1944, at Altshausen.

Brothers of Great-Grandfather
Sons of Duke Friedrich II Eugen of Württemberg (1732-1797)

Friedrich I, King of Württemberg (1754-1816)
Issue:  5 children, including
  1. Paul, Prince of Württemberg (1785-1852)
    Issue:  5 children, including
    1. Friedrich, Prince of Württemberg (1808-1870)
      Issue:
      1. Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg (1848-1921)
        2nd Wife:  Charlotte, née Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (1864-     )
        Issue of his first marriage:  3 children, including
        1. Pauline, The Princess of Wied (1877-     )

Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (1756-1817)
Issue:  6 children, including
  1. Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1804-1885)
    Issue of his unequal marriage:  3 children, including
    1. Franz, Duke of Teck (1837-1900)
      Issue:  4 children, including
      1. Mary, Queen Mother of Great Britain and Ireland (1867-     )
      2. Adolphus, Marquess of Cambridge, né Prince of Teck (1868-1927)
        Issue:
        1. George, Marquess of Cambridge (1895-     )
          Wife:  Dorothy Isabel, née Hastings (1899-     )
          Issue:
          1. Mary, Lady Cambridge (1924-     )
        2. Mary, Lady Henry Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (1897-     )
        3. Helena, Mrs John Evelyn Gibbs (1899-     )
        4. Frederick, Lord Cambridge (1907-1940).  Killed in action during World War II at Herault, Belgium, on May 30, 1940.
      3. Alexander, Earl of Athlone, né Prince of Teck (1874-     )
        Wife:  Alice, née Princess of Great Britain and Ireland (1874-     )

        Issue:  3 children, including
        1. May, Lady Smith (1906-     )

Wilhelm, Duke/Count of Württemberg (1761-1830)
Issue of his unequal marriage:  5 children, including
  1. Wilhelm, Duke of Urach, Count of Württemberg (1810-1869)
    Issue:  6 children, including
    1. Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, Count of Württemberg (1864-1928).  Elected King Mindove II of Lithuania by the Lithuanian Taryba in July 1918 and recognized by Germany in November 1918.
      2nd Wife: 
      Wiltrud, née Princess of Bavaria (1884-     )

      Issue of his first marriage:  9 children, including
      1. Elisabeth, Princess Karl of Liechtenstein (1894-     )
      2. Carola, Princess of Urach, Countess of Württemberg (1896-     )
      3. Wilhelm, Prince of Urach (1897-     ).  Renounced the title of Count of Württemberg and his rights of succession as Duke of Urach in 1928 on the death of his father, Duke Wilhelm Karl, in anticipation of his unequal marriage later that year.
        Wife: 
        Elisabeth,
        née Theurer (1899-     )

        Issue:
        1. Elisabeth, Princess of Urach (1932-     )
        2. Marie Christine, Princess of Urach (1933-     )
      4. Karl Gero, Duke of Urach, Count of Württemberg (1899-     ).  Succeeded as Duke of Urach on the renunciation of the title by his brother, Prince Wilhelm.
        Wife: 
        Gabriele,
        née Countess of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1910-     )
      5. Margarete, Princess of Urach, Countess of Württemberg (1901-     )
      6. Albrecht, Prince of Urach (1903-     ).  Forfeited the title of Count of Württemberg and his rights of succession as Duke of Urach as a result of his unequal marriage in 1931.  Divorced his first wife in Berlin in 1943.  Remarried on September 8, 1943, in Berwang, Tyrol.
        1st Wife: 
        Rosemary,
        née Blackadder (1901-     ).

        2nd Wife: Ute, née Waldschmidt (1922-     )
        Issue:
        1. Marie Gabriele, Princess of Urach (1932-     )
        2. Peter, Prince of Urach, born on July 5, 1944, in Berne, Switzerland.
        3. Manuela, Princess of Urach, born on August 8, 1945, in Berne.
      7. Eberhard, Prince of Urach, Count of Württemberg (1907-     )
      8. Mechtilde, The Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1912-     )

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