Ernest of Wurttemberg
| Duke Ernest of Württemberg | |
|---|---|
 Ernest of Württemberg 1844-1846. It was given to his cousin's Prince Albert and Queen Victoria c. 1845 | |
| Born | Ernest Alexander Konstantin 11 Aug 1807 Riga |
| Died | 26 October 1868 (aged 61) Coburg |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Alexandra von Grünhof |
| German | Herzog Ernst von Württemberg |
| House | Württemberg |
| Father | Duke Alexander of Wurttemberg |
| Mother | Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
Ernest of Württemberg (born Ernest Alexander Konstantin of Württemberg, 11 August 1807 - 26 Oct 1868) was the fourth child of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, making him a first cousin of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, along with being a Duke of Wurttemberg.
Life
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Ernest was born on 11 August 1807 in Riga[2] to Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Ernest of Wurttemberg was also a General in the Württemberg Army. Not much is known about his military career other than his role as General. In June 1833, Ernest and his brother Alexander went to Kensington Palace to meet Princess Victoria. In her journal she wrote, "Alexander is very handsome and Ernest has a very kind expression. They are both extremely amiable." Most of the portraits of Ernest are in the Royal Collection for Queen Victoria.[3][page needed]
Personal life
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Marriage
[edit]Ernest married morganatically to Nathalie Eschborn (1829-1905) in Hamburg on the 21 August 1860. Nathalie later changed her name to von Grünhof, and they had one daughter.[4][irrelevant citation]
- Alexandra von Grünhof (10 August 1861 - 13 April 1933). Married Robert von Keudell in 1883 and had issue which their great granddaughter, Karin Vogel is the last person in the British Line of Succession as the 5753rd person in the line of succession-based on William Addams Reitwiesner's research on WARGS.com in 2011.[5]
Ernest of Württemberg died on 26 October 1868 at the age of 59 in Coburg.[4][irrelevant citation][2] Ernest rests in Glockenberg Cemetery, in Coburg.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert Thorburn (1818-85) - Duke Ernest of Württemberg (1807-1868)". rct.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ^ a b "Ernst". Deutsche Biographie (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ^ Williams, Kate (2010). Becoming Queen Victoria: the tragic death of Princess Charlotte and the unexpected rise of Britain's greatest monarch (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-46195-7. OCLC 449845071.
- ^ a b "Further Reading", The Theology of the Book of Kings, Cambridge University Press, pp. 243–247, 2019-01-24, doi:10.1017/9781316414910.011, ISBN 978-1-316-41491-0, retrieved 2025-01-29
- ^ "Home Page". wargs.com. Retrieved 2025-01-23.