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Wilhelm Herzog von Württemberg
Wilhelm in 2022
Head of the House of Württemberg
Tenure	7 June 2022 – present
Predecessor	Carl
Heir presumptive	Eberhard
Born	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30) Ravensburg, Germany
Names Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albert Nikolaus Erich Maria Herzog von Württemberg
House	Württemberg
Father	Duke Friedrich of Württemberg
Mother	Princess Marie of Wied
Religion	Catholic

Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albert Nikolaus Erich Maria Herzog von Württemberg (born 13 August 1994) is the head of the House of Württemberg and a German businessperson. He is Chair of the Hofkammer des Hauses Württemberg, the company which manages the forests, farms, wineries, and housing estates of the former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg.

Life

Wilhelm is the eldest child of Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg (1961–2018) and Princess Marie Wilhelmine of Wied (born 1973). He was baptised in September 1994 with his uncles Erich, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, and Prince Wilhelm of Wied, as his godfathers. He has two younger sisters, Duchess Marie Amelie (born 1996, who married in 2023 Baron Franz-Ferdinand von Feilitzsch) and Duchess Sophie Dorothee (born 1997).

On 9 May 2018, Wilhelm's father died in a car accident while driving on his way home to Friedrichshafen. Upon the death of his father, Wilhelm became the heir apparent to his grandfather, Carl, Duke of Württemberg as Head of the House of Württemberg. In July 2019, it was also announced that Wilhelm would be the future head of the Württemberg Hofkammer, the administrative offices of the family business.

On 7 June 2022, Wilhelm succeeded as Head of the House of Württemberg upon the death of his grandfather, Carl, Duke of Württemberg.

Wilhelm is unmarried. With the headship of the house passing through the male line, the heir presumptive of the House of Württemberg is Wilhelm's paternal uncle Duke Eberhard of Württemberg, who married Gaby Maier on 15 July 2023.

Ancestry

References

1. "Baptême de l'Héritier". Point de vue (in French). No. 2408. Paris. 1994-09-27. p. 11.
2. "Trauer um Friedrich Herzog von Württemberg - Herzog stirbt bei Verkehrsunfall". suedkurier.de (in German). Südkurier Online. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
3. "Duke Friedrich of Württemberg killed in car crash". Royal Central. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
4. "Friedrich Herzog von Württemberg: Wird sein Sohn der nächste Erbprinz?". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
5. "Adelshaus von Württemberg: Wilhelm soll Geschäfte übernehmen". welt.de (in German). Die Welt. 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
6. "Carl Herzog von Württemberg gestorben". sueddeutsche.de (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

v t e Heads of the House of Württemberg since 1918
William II (1918–1921) Albrecht (1921–1939) Philipp Albrecht (1939–1975) Carl (1975–2022) Wilhelm (since 2022)
See also List of rulers of Württemberg

• 1994 births
• Living people
• Pretenders to the throne of Württemberg
• People from Ravensburg
• Dukes of Württemberg (titular)