Genealogy of the Royal Family of Württemberg1

HRH Duke Ludwig and his descendants


HRH Duke Ludwig (left) with his son Adam and his brother AlexanderHSH Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Duke von Württemberg
(Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Duke von Württemberg
* Treptow an der Rega, August 30th, 1756
† Kirchheim unter Teck, September 20th, 1817

HRH Duchess Maria Anna née Princess CzartoryskaMarried:

  1. Siedlic, October 28th, 1784:
    Maria Anna Princess Czartoryska
    * Pulawy, March 15th, 1768
    † Vienna, October 21st, 1854
    (Divorced: 1792/3)
  2. HRH Duchess Henriette née Princess zu Nassau-WeilburgSchloß Ermitage near Bayreuth, January 28th, 1797:
    HSH Henriette Princess zu Nassau, Countess zu Saarbrücken und Saarwerden, Lady zu Lahr und Mahlberg auch wie Wiesbaden und Idstein
    * Kirchheimbolanden, April 22nd, 1780
    † Kirchheim unter Teck, January 2nd, 1857

HRH Duke AdamChild from the first marriage:

  1. HSH Adam Karl Wilhelm Stanislaus Eugen Paul Ludwig Duke von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Adam Karl Wilhelm Stanislaus Eugen Paul Ludwig Duke von Württemberg
    * Pulawy, January 16th, 1792
    † Langenschwalbach, July 27th, 1847

HI & RH Archduchess Marie Dorothea of Austria née Duchess von WürttembergChildren from the second marriage:

  1. HSH Marie Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Karoline Duchess von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Marie Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Karoline Duchess von Württemberg
    * Karlsruhe, November 1st, 1797
    † Ofen (= Buda, today a part of Budapest), March 30th, 1855

    HI & RH Archduke Joseph of AustriaMarried:

    Kirchheim unter Teck, August 24th, 1819:
    HI & RH
    Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Prince Imperial and Archduke and Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany
    (Since July 12th, 1795:) HI & RH Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Prince Imperial and Archduke and Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany, Palatine of Hungary
    * Florence, March 9th, 1776
    † Ofen (= Buda, today a part of Budapest), January 13th, 1847
    Palatine of Hungary, July 12th, 1795

  2. HSH Amalie Therese Luise Wilhelmine Philippine Duchess von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Amalie Therese Luise Wilhelmine Philippine Duchess von Württemberg
    * Wallisfurth, June 28th, 1799
    † Altenburg, November 28th, 1848

    Married:

    Kirchheim, April 24th, 1817:
    HH Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl Duke von Saxe-Altenburg, Duke von Saxony
    * Hildburghausen, August 27th, 1789
    † Altenburg, November 25th, 1868
    Duke von Saxe-Altenburg, September 29th, 1834

  3. HM Queen Pauline with her son Crown Prince KarlHSH Pauline Therese Luise Duchess von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Pauline Therese Luise Duchess von Württemberg
    * Riga, September 4th, 1800
    † Stuttgart, March 10th, 1873

    HM King Wilhelm IMarried:

    Stuttgart, April 15th, 1820:
    HM
    Wilhelm I King von Württemberg
    (Born as: HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Duke von Württemberg)
    (Since December 22nd, 1797:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Duke von Württemberg
    (Since February 25th, 1803:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Prince von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Crown Prince von Württemberg
    * Lüben, September 27th, 1781
    † Schloß Rosenstein, June 25th, 1864
    Hereditary Duke von Württemberg, December 22nd, 1797; Hereditary Prince von Württemberg, February 25th, 1803; Crown Prince von Württemberg, December 26th, 1805
    King von Württemberg, October 13th, 1816
    (Divorced: August 31st, 1814)

  4. HSH Elisabeth Alexandrine Konstanze Duchess von Württemberg
    (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Elisabeth Alexandrine Konstanze Duchess von Württemberg
    * Riga, February 27th, 1802
    † Karlsruhe, December 5th, 1864

    Married:

    Stuttgart, Ocotber 16th, 1830:
    HGDH
    Wilhelm Ludwig August Grand-Ducal Prince and Margrave von Baden
    (Born as: Wilhelm Ludwig August Freiherr von Hochberg)
    (Since May 12th, 1796:) Wilhelm Ludwig August Count von Hochberg
    * Karlsruhe, April 8th, 1792
    † Karlsruhe, October 11th, 1859

  5. HSH Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Duke von Württemberg

HRH Duke AlexanderHSH Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Duke von Württemberg
(Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Duke von Württemberg
* Kirchheim unter Teck, September 9th, 1804
† Tuffer, Styria, July 4th, 1885

Claudine Countess von HohensteinMarried:

(morganatic) Vienna, May 2nd, 1835:
Claudine Countess Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde
* Erdöszentgyörgy, September 2nd, 1812
† Pettau, October 1st, 1841
Created Countess von Hohenstein, May 16th, 1835

Children from this marriage:

  1. Claudine Henriette Marie Agnes Countess von Hohenstein
    (Since December 1st, 1863:) HSH Claudine Henriette Marie Agnes Princess von Teck
    * February 11th, 1836
    † Schloß Reinthal, November 18th, 1894
    Created HSH Princess von Teck, December 1st, 1863
  2. Franz Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander Count von Hohenstein
  3. Amalie Josephine Henriette Agnes Susanne Countess von Hohenstein
    (Since December 1st, 1863:) HSH Amalie Josephine Henriette Agnes Susanne Princess von Teck
    * November 12th, 1838
    † Graz, July 20th, 1893
    Created HSH Princess von Teck, December 1st, 1863

    Married:

    Vienna, October 24th, 1863:
    Paul Count von Hügel
    * Eschenau, April 13th, 1835
    † Reinthal near Graz, April 13th, 1897


HH Fürst and Duke Franz von Teck and HRH Princess Mary Adelaide of Great Britain (sitting) with their childrenFranz Paul Karl Ludwig Count von Hohenstein
(Since December 1st, 1863:) HSH Franz Paul Karl Ludwig 1st Fürst von Teck
(Since September 16th, 1871:) HSH Franz Paul Karl Ludwig 1st Fürst and Duke von Teck
(Since July 11th, 1887:) HH Franz Paul Karl Ludwig 1st Fürst and Duke von Teck
* Vienna, August 27th, 1837
† White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, January 21st, 1900
Created HSH Fürst von Teck by HM King Wilhelm I von Württemberg, December 1st, 1863; created Duke von Teck by HM King Karl I von Württemberg, September 16th, 1871; granted the personal style of Highness in Great Britain by HM Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by Letters Patent of July 11th, 1887

Married:

Kew Palace, Surrey, June 12th, 1866:
HRH
Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick and Lüneburg
* Hanover, November 27th, 1833
† White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, October 27th, 1897

HM Queen Mary née Princess von TeckChildren from this marriage:

  1. HSH Victoria Mary Augusta Louisa Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes Princess von Teck ("May")
    * Kensington Palace, London, May 26th, 1867
    † Marlborough House, London, March 24th, 1953
    Lady of the Garter 1910

    HM King George VMarried:

    Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, July 6th, 1893:
    HM
    George V Frederick Ernest Albert King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony ("Georgie")
    (Since July 17th, 1917:) HM George V Frederick Ernest Albert King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India
    (Born as: HRH George Frederick Ernest Albert Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony)
    (Since May 24th, 1892:) HRH George Frederick Ernest Albert Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Duke of York
    (Since January 22nd, 1901:) HRH George Frederick Ernest Albert Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Duke of Cornwall
    (Since November 9th, 1901:) HRH George Frederick Ernest Albert Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Wales
    * Marlborough House, London, June 3rd, 1865
    † Sandringham House near King's Lynn, Norfolk, January 20th, 1936
    Created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness, Baron Killarney, May 24th, 1892; Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Great Steward of Scotland, January 22nd, 1901; created Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, November 9th, 1901
    King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, May 6th, 1910 (crowned: Westminster Abbey, London, June 22nd, 1911; Imperial Durbar: New Delhi, December 11th, 1911)
    Knight of the Garter, April 4th, 1884
    (Renounced the German titles "Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony" and the right of succession in Saxe-Coburg and Gotha for himself and his descendants and changed the family name into Windsor, July 17th, 1917)

  2. HSH Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus Prince von Teck ("Dolly")
  3. HSH Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick Prince von Teck
    * London, January 9th, 1870
    † London, October 22nd, 1910
    Major of the Dragoons
  4. HSH Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Prince von Teck ("Alge")

HSH Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus Prince von Teck ("Dolly")
(Since January 21st, 1900:) HSH Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus 2nd Fürst and Duke von Teck
(Since June 20th, 1911:) HH Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus 2nd Fürst and Duke von Teck
(Since July 14th, 1917:) Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus Cambridge
(Since July 16th, 1917:) Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus Cambridge 1st Marquess of Cambridge
* Kensington Palace, London, August 13th, 1868
† Shatton Hall, Shrewsbury, October 24th, 1927
2nd Fürst and Duke von Teck, January 21st, 1900; granted the personal style of Highness, June 20th, 1911; renounced the style and title HH Fürst and Duke von Teck and assumed the surname Cambridge by Royal License and Authority of July 14th, 1917; created 1st Marquess of Cambridge, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Northallerton by Letters Patent of July 16th, 1917

Married:

Eaton Hall, Chester, February 12th, 1894:
Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor
* Eaton Hall, Chester, April 9th, 1873
† London, March 27th, 1929

Children from this marriage:

  1. HSH George Francis Hugh Prince von Teck
  2. HSH Victoria Constance Mary Princess von Teck
    (Since July 14th, 1917:) Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge
    (Since July 16th, 1917:) Lady Victoria Constance Mary Cambridge
    * White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, June 12th, 1897
    † Badminton House, June 23rd, 1987

    The 10th Duke of BeaufortMarried:

    London, June 14th, 1923:
    Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset 10th Duke of Beaufort
    (Born as: Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset Marquess of Worcester)
    * London, April 4th, 1900
    † Badminton House, February 5th, 1984
    10th Duke of Beaufort, Marquess of Worcester, Earl of Glenmorgan, November 27th, 1924

  3. HSH Helena Frances Augusta Princess von Teck
    (Since July 14th, 1917:) Helena Frances Augusta Cambridge
    (Since July 16th, 1917:) Lady Helena Frances Augusta Cambridge
    * Grosvenor House, London, October 23rd, 1899
    † Badminton House, December 22nd, 1969

    Married:

    Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, September 2nd, 1919:
    John Evelyn Gibbs
    * London, December 22nd, 1879
    † Tretbury, Gloucestershire, October 11th, 1932
    Colonel of the Coldstream Guards

  4. HSH Frederick Charles Edward Prince von Teck
    (Since July 14th, 1917:) Frederick Charles Edward Cambridge
    (Since July 16th, 1917:) Lord Frederick Charles Edward Cambridge
    * Vienna, September 24th, 1907
    † (killed in action) Louvain, May 15th, 1940

The Earl of AthloneHSH Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Prince von Teck ("Alge")
(Since July 14th, 1917:) Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge
(Since July 16th, 1917:) Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone
* Kensington Palace, London, April 14th, 1874
† Kensington Palace, London, January 16th, 1957
Renounced the style and title HSH Prince von Teck and assumed the surname Cambridge by Royal License and Authority of July 14th, 1917; created 1st Earl of Athlone, Viscount of Trematon by Letters Patent of July 16th, 1917
Governor-General of South-Africa 1923-1930; Governor-General of Canada 1940-1945

HRH Princess Alice, Countess of AthloneMarried:

St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, February 10th, 1904:
HRH
Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
(Since July 17th, 1917:) HRH Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline Princess of Great Britain and Ireland
* Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, February 25th, 1883
† Kensington Palace, London, January 3rd, 1981

Rupert Viscount TrematonChildren from this marriage:

  1. HSH May Helen Emma Princess von Teck
  2. HSH Rupert Alexander George Augustus Prince von Teck
    (Since July 14th, 1917:) Rupert Alexander George Augustus Cambridge
    (Since July 16th, 1917:) Rupert Alexander George Augustus Cambridge Viscount Trematon
    * Claremont House (today: Claremont Fan Court School, Claremont Drive), Esher, Surrey, August 24th, 1907
    † (car crash) Belleville Hospital, Bellevue-sur-Saone, April 15th, 1928
  3. HSH Maurice Francis George Prince von Teck
    * Claremont House (today: Claremont Fan Court School, Claremont Drive), Esher, Surrey, March 29th, 1910
    † Schloß Reinhardsbrunn, September 14th, 1910

HSH George Francis Hugh Prince von Teck
(Since July 14th, 1917:) George Francis Hugh Cambridge
(Since July 16th, 1917:) George Francis Hugh Cambridge Earl of Eltham
(Since October 24th, 1927:) George Francis Hugh Cambridge 2nd Marquess of Cambridge
* Grosvenor House, London, October 11th, 1895
† Little Abington, April 16th, 1981
2nd Marquess of Cambridge, Earl of Eltham, Viscount Northallerton, October 24th, 1927

Married:

Woodhouse, Leicestershire, April 10th, 1923:
Dorothy Isabel Hastings
* Cirencester, May 18th, 1899
† April 1st, 1988

Child from this marriage:

  1. Lady Mary Ilona Margaret Cambridge

Lady May CambridgeHSH May Helen Emma Princess von Teck
(Since July 14th, 1917:) May Helen Emma Cambridge
(Since July 16th, 1917:) Lady May Helen Emma Cambridge
* Claremont House (today: Claremont Fan Court School, Claremont Drive), Esher, Surrey, January 23rd, 1906
† Cromwell Hospital, London, May 29th, 1994

Married:

St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex, October 24th, 1931:
Sir Henry Abel Smith
* London, March 8th, 1900
† Wellington Lodge Nursing Home, Winkfield, Windsor, Berkshire, January 24th, 1993
Colonel of the Army

Children from this marriage:

  1. Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith
  2. Richard Francis Abel Smith
  3. Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith
    * Kensington Palace, London, September 5th, 1936

    Married:

    London, April 29th, 1965:
    Peter Ronald Wise
    * London, December 29th, 1929
    (Divorced: 1974)

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Emma Charlotte Abel Wise
      * Sherborne, Dorset, September 2nd, 1973
      † Battle Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, June 6th, 1974

Lady Mary Ilona Margaret Cambridge
* London, September 24th, 1924
† Wick House, December 13th, 1999

Married:

Kirtling, Newmarket, November 9th, 1951:
Peter Whitley
* Singapore, October 22nd, 1923

Children from this marriage:

  1. Sarah Elizabeth Whitley
    * London, November 30th, 1954

    Married:

    Hurstpierpont, September 18th, 1982:
    Timothy Felton
    * Hove, March 8th, 1954

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Emily Felton
      * Tiverton, July 21st, 1985
    2. Chloë Felton
      * Tiverton, June 17th, 1987
  2. Charles Francis Peter Whitley
    * Brighton, September 10th, 1961

    Married:

    1991:
    Diana Hewitt
    * ...


Anne Mary Sibylla Abel Smith
* Kensington Palace, London, July 28th, 1932

Married:

St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, December 14th, 1957:
David Ian Liddel Grainger
* London, January 26th, 1930
(Divorced: 1981)

Children from this marriage:

  1. Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger
    * Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, February 23rd, 1959
    Member of Parliament 2001

    Married:

    St. James's Church, Piccadilly, London, October 31st, 1985:
    Jill Nesbit
    * Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, March 9th, 1956

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger
      * Hexham Hospital, Hexham, Northumberland, May 6th, 1987
    2. Sophie Victoria Liddell-Grainger
      * Hexham Hospital, Hexham, Northumberland, December 27th, 1988
    3. May Alexandra Liddell-Grainger
      * Hexham Hospital, Hexham, Northumberland, September 9th, 1992
  2. Charles Montague Liddell-Grainger
    * Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, July 23rd, 1960:

    Married:

    Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, London, January 23rd, 1992:
    Karen Peta Humphryes
    * Lagos, May 8th, 1956
    (Divorced: 1999)

  3. Simon Rupert Liddell-Grainger
    * Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, December 28th, 1962

    Married:

    1. First Presbyterian Church, Montreal, Quebec, January 26th, 1984:
      Romana Maria Rogoshewska
      * Hutturm, September 17th, 1945
      (Divorced: 1999)
    2. in Canada, February 4th, 2000:
      Nathalie Judith Poulard
      * ...

    Child from the second marriage:

    1. Simon Alexander Liddell-Grainger
      * June 27th, 2000
  4. Alice Mary Liddell-Grainger
    * Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, March 3rd, 1965

    Married:

    Castelvetere, Val Fortore near Naples, August 13th, 1990:
    Pietro Panaggio
    * Castelvetere, Val Fortore near Naples, March 5th, 1963

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Danico Pietro Panaggio
      * St. Thomas' Hospital, London, March 19th, 1996
    2. Jessica Alice Panaggio
      * St. Thomas' Hospital, London, June 24th, 1998
  5. Malcolm Henry Liddell-Grainger
    * Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Edinburgh, December 14th, 1967

    Married:

    Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London, August 1st, 1994:
    Helen Jane Bright
    * Radcliffe Infirmary, Headington, Oxford, January 25th, 1971

    Child from this marriage:

    1. Cameron Henry Liddell-Grainger
      * St. John and St. Elizabeth Hospital, St. John's Wood, London, April 14th, 1997

Richard Francis Abel Smith
* Kensington Palace, London, October 11th, 1933

Married:

St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, London, April 28th, 1960:
Marcia Kendrew
* Fulmer Chase Maternity Hospital, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, March 27th, 1940

Child from this marriage:

  1. Katharine Emma Abel Smith
    * Princess Christian Hospital, Windsor, Berkshire, March 11th, 1961

    Married:

    St. James's Church, Piccadilly, London, October 16th, 1980:
    Hon. Hubert Wentworth Beaumont
    * Hong Kong, April 13th, 1956
    (Separated: June 1994)

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Amelia May Beaumont
      * The West London Hospital, Hammersmith, London, November 12th, 1983
    2. George Wentworth Beaumont
      * St. Thomas' Hospital, London, August 24th, 1985
    3. Richard Christian Beaumont
      * Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, May 27th, 1989
    4. Michael Patrick Beaumont
      * Mount Carmel Hospital, Dublin, April 23rd, 1991

Footnotes:

  1. With special thanks to Jérôme Baudesson, Hein Bruins, Marlene Eilers Koenig, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: January 18th, 2002.

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