Duke Louis of Württemberg (Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Herzog von Württemberg) (Treptow an der Rega, 30 August 1756 – Kirchheim unter Teck, 20 September 1817) was the second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1732-1797) and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736-1798). His elder brother was Frederick I, the first king of Württemberg, his sister was the Russian Empress consort Maria Feodorovna. Louis retained the pre-royal title of Duke.
Louis Frederick was a general in the cavalry. He was a high ranking commander in the Lithuanian army, but refused to fight against Russian troops throughout the Polish–Russian War of 1792, for which he was dismissed from his post.
Duke Louis of Württemberg (Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Herzog von Württemberg) (Treptow an der Rega, 30 August 1756 – Kirchheim unter Teck, 20 September 1817) was the second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (1732-1797) and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736-1798). His elder brother was Frederick I, the first king of Württemberg, his sister was the Russian Empress consort Maria Feodorovna. Louis retained the pre-royal title of Duke.
Louis Frederick was a general in the cavalry. He was a high ranking commander in the Lithuanian army, but refused to fight against Russian troops throughout the Polish–Russian War of 1792, for which he was dismissed from his post.
Family Members
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Friedrich I. Wilhelm Karl von Württemberg
1754–1816
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Eugen Friedrich Heinrich von Württemberg
1758–1822
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Maria Feodorovna von Württemberg
1759–1828
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Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp von Württemberg
1761–1830
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Ferdinand Friedrich August von Württemberg
1763–1834
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Friederike von Württemberg
1765–1785
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Elisabeth Wilhelmine Luise von Württemberg
1767–1790
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Alexander von Württemberg
1771–1833
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Heinrich Karl Friedrich von Württemberg
1772–1833
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