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German noble (1554–1593)
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Louis III
Duke of Württemberg
Reign28 December 1568 – 18 August 1593
PredecessorChristoph
SuccessorFrederick I
Born1 January 1554
Stuttgart
Died18 August 1593(1593-08-18) (aged 39)
Stuttgart
Spouses
Dorothea Ursula of Baden-Durlach ​ ​(m. 1575; died 1583)
Ursula of Veldenz ​(m. 1585)
HouseWürttemberg
FatherChristoph, Duke of Württemberg
MotherAnna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, in Stuttgart – 18 August 1593, in Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death.

The only surviving son of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, he succeeded him on his death on 28 December 1568. His reign was at first under the guardianship of his mother Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke Wolfgang von Zweibrücken and Margraves George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, in the name of Count Heinrich II zu Castell.

Marriages

Louis married twice. On 7 November 1575, he married Dorothea Ursula (20 June 1559 – 19 May 1583), a daughter of Margrave Charles II of Baden-Durlach. His second wife was Ursula (24 February 1572 – 5 March 1635), a daughter of Count Palatine George John I of Zweibrücken-Veldenz. Both marriages were childless.

Ancestors

The family tree of Louis III
Ancestors of Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
8. Henry, Count of Württemberg
4. Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
9. Elisabeth of Zweibrücken-Bitsch
2. Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
10. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
5. Sabina of Bavaria
11. Kunigunde of Austria
1. Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
12. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
6. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
13. Sophia Jagiellon
3. Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach
14. Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
7. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels
15. Anna of Sagan

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Louis III, Duke of Württemberg House of WürttembergBorn: 1 January 1554 Died: 18 August 1593
Preceded byChristoph Duke of Württemberg
1569–1593
Succeeded byFrederick I
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