Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg
Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg (22 October 1763 – 20 January 1834) was a Habsburg Austrian general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars .
Early life
He was born into the House of Württemberg as the fifth son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and his wife, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt , niece of Frederick the Great .[ 1]
Military career
As a high-ranking nobleman, he started his military career as an Oberstleutnant in 1781. Promoted to General-major in 1788, he fought at Belgrade during the Austro-Turkish War . During the War of the First Coalition he led his troops at Neerwinden and was in command of the successful Siege of Condé in 1793 .
In March 1796 Württemberg was promoted to Feldzeugmeister , but after he was defeated by the French at Altenkirchen that June, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen removed him from command. He was promoted to Feldmarschall in 1805 but for the remainder of his military career he held commands in the interior. He was Proprietor (Inhaber) of one Austrian infantry regiment from 1785 to 1809, then a second infantry regiment from 1809 until his death in 1834. His eldest brother became King Frederick I of Württemberg and a younger brother Duke Alexander of Württemberg was a general officer in the service of the Russian Empire .
Private life
On 18 March 1795 in Sondershausen he married Princess Albertine of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1771-1829), whom he divorced in 1801. On 23 February 1817 in Marseille he was married for the second time to Princess Pauline Kunigunde Waldburga of Metternich-Winneburg (1772-1855), elder sister of Austrian statesman and diplomat Klemens von Metternich . He didn't have children.[ 2]
Honours
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg[ 8] 16. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg 8. Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental 17. Wild- and Rhinegravine Anna Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg 4. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg 18. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 9. Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach 19. Countess Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen 2. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 20. Eugen Alexander Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis 10. Anselm Franz, Prince of Thurn and Taxis 21. Princess Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg 5. Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis 22. Ferdinand August, Prince of Lobkowicz 11. Princess Maria Ludowika of Lobkowicz 23. Princess Maria Anna of Baden-Baden 1. Duke Ferdinand Frederick August of Württemberg 24. Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg 12. Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt 25. Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt 26. John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau 13. Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau 27. Henriette Catherine of Nassau-Orange 3. Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt 28. Frederick I of Prussia 14. Frederick William I of Prussia 29. Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover 7. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia 30. George I of Great Britain 15. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 31. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle
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Preceded by
Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 38 1785–1809
Succeeded bydisbanded
Military offices
Preceded byJoseph Anton Franz Mittrowsky
Proprietor (Inhaber) of Infantry Regiment Nr. 40 1809–1834
Succeeded byunknown
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