Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

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Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
Dominicus Custos Herzog Ludwig von Württemberg.jpg
Spouse(s) Dorothea Ursula of Baden-Durlach
Ursula of Veldenz
Noble family House of Württemberg
Father Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Mother Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born (1554-01-01)1 January 1554
Stuttgart
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Stuttgart

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, Stuttgart – 28 August 1593, Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the fifth ruling Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death.

Life

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 and margraves George Frederick and Charles II, in the name of count Heinrich von 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 Veldenz. Both marriages were childless.

Ancestors

Family of Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Henry, Count of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Simon VII Wecker, Count of Zweibrücken-Bitsch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Elisabeth of Zweibrücken-Bitsch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Elisabeth of Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Sabina of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Kunigunde of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Eleanor of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Anna of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Casimir IV Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Sophia Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Elizabeth of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Henry I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Ursula of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Jan II the Mad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Anna of Sagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Catherine of Opava
 
 
 
 
 
 

External links

  • (German) Otto von Alberti: Ludwig, Herzog von Württemberg In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, S. 597 f.
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
Born: 1 January 1554 Died: 28 August 1593
Preceded by Duke of Württemberg
1569–1593
Succeeded by
Frederick I

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