Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt
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Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt | |
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Born | Dobroszyce | 11 March 1682
Died | 8 February 1745 Bierutów | (aged 62)
Noble family | House of Württemberg |
Father | Julius Siegmund, Duke of Württemberg-Juliusburg |
Mother | Anna Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Duke Charles of Württemberg-Bernstadt (11 March 1682 in Dobroszyce – 8 February 1745 in Bierutów) was Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt.
Life
Karl was the only surviving child of the Duke
Charles ruled arbitrarily and wastefully. In 1740, his councilors therefore turned to emperor Joseph I, who ruled against the Duke. In 1742, Karl asked his country's captain for a new wig, however, it was not granted due to an empty treasury. He then sold off the Lordship of Goschütz and the city of Twardogóra, the latter to Count Henry of Reichenbach-Goschütz (1705–1775).
Charles died in 1745. Since his marriage had been childless, the Duchy of Bernstadt fell to his cousin Charles Christian Erdmann, who was thus able to unite all the Silesian possessions of the House of Württemberg in a single hand.
References
- L. Wiesner: Zur Geschichte der Herzöge von Oels, Würtembergischer Linie, namentlich Carl Friedrichs von Oels und Carls von Bernstadt, in: Zeitschrift des Vereins für Geschichte und Alterthum Schlesiens, pp. 170–178, in particular p. 175–176 (Online)
- Öls, in: Johann Samuel Ersch and Johann Gottfried Gruber: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste, section 3, part 1, p 400-405, in particular p. 404 (Online)
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Württemberg". Genealogy.EU.