Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg


Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg, was the third son of Duke Karl Alexander and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis.

Marriage

He married Countess Sophie Albertine von :File:Wappen_derer_von_Beichlingen.png|Beichlingen, a daughter of August Gottfried Dietrich, Count of :de:Beichlingen |Beichlingen and Sophie Helene, Baroness of :de:Stöcken|Stöcken. Louis and Sophie had three daughters:
He succeeded his brother Karl Eugen as Duke of Württemberg in 1793, and reigned until his own death in 1795, when he was succeeded by his younger brother Frederick Eugen.

Ancestry

His maternal grandparents were Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Maria Ludovika Anna von Lobkowicz. Maria Ludovika was daughter of Ferdinand August Leopold von Lobkowicz zu Sagan and Maria Anna Wilhelmine of Baden-Baden.
Maria Anna was a daughter of William, Margrave of Baden-Baden and Maria Magdalena of Oettingen-Baldern. Her paternal grandparents were Edward Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern and Baroness Maria of Eicken.
Edward was a son of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern and Cecilia of Sweden..
Cecilia was a daughter of Gustav I of Sweden and Margaret Leijonhufvud.