Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach
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Prince Wilhelm Albert | |
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Duke of Urach | |
Reign | 9 February 1991 – present |
Predecessor | Prince Karl Anselm |
Born | Hohenberg Castle, Seeshaupt, Bavaria, West Germany | 9 August 1957
Spouse | Karen von Brauchitsch-Berghe von Trips |
Issue | Prince Karl Philipp Princess Alexandra-Charlotte Princess Louisa Antonia |
House | Urach |
Father | Prince Eberhard Von Urach |
Mother | Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis |
Prince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach (
Life
Prince Wilhelm Albert was born at Hohenberg Castle near
Prince Wilhelm Albert succeeded his brother Karl Anselm as titular Duke of Urach when the latter renounced the headship of the family at Niederaichbach on 9 February 1991, upon the occasion of his marriage to a commoner.[1]
He is described as an engineer who lives at Ossenberg Castle near Düsseldorf.[4] He and his family also remain in possession of the House of Urach's historical family seat, Lichtenstein Castle, south of Stuttgart, which is open to the public.[5]
Marriage and issue
Prince Wilhelm Albert's marriage with Karen von Brauchitsch-Berghe von Trips (who was born in Rimburg Castle on 24 September 1959 to Konrad von Brauchitsch, member of a noble family of Limburg known since the 12th century, and wife Mariette Hermans, and who had been adopted in 1988 by her first cousin twice removed Count Clemens Berghe von Trips,[6][7] inheriting Ossenberg Castle) was celebrated religiously at Rimburg in Limburg on 1 February 1992, the couple having been wed civilly on 23 December 1991 at Rheinberg in Wessel.[1] They have one son and two daughters:[1]
- Prince Karl Philipp Amedee Konrad Maria of Urach (b. 6 July 1992)
- Princess Alexandra-Charlotte of Urach (b. 18 February 1994)
- Princess Louisa Antonia Gabriele Elisabeth of Urach (b. 12 February 1996)
The marriage produced a minor dispute as to whether it, like that of his elder brother, was also morganatic. This due to the fact that Karen von Brauchitsch-Berghe von Trips did not meet the dynastic requirement of 32 noble ancestors[
Ancestry
Ancestors of Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria (25 & 10 are Siblings) | |||||||||||||||
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5. Duchess Amalie in Bavaria | |||||||||||||||
11. Princess Sophie of Saxony | |||||||||||||||
1. Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach | |||||||||||||||
12. Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis | |||||||||||||||
6. Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis | |||||||||||||||
13. Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria | |||||||||||||||
3. Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis | |||||||||||||||
14. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||
7. Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||
15. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 435, 438, 443. 445. French.
- ^ ISBN 0-8063-5172-1
- ^ ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ^ Freda Katritzky The World of Private Castles, Palaces and Estates, page 63 (readable on google books)
- ^ "Schloss Lichtenstein". Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ Count Clemens Berghe von Trips (1908–1992) and Baroness Elisabeth von Failly-Goltstein, paternal grandmother of Karen von Brauchitsch, were first cousins by their respective mothers, Baroness Eugenie von Fürstenberg and Baroness Augusta von Fürstenberg.
- ^ (in German) Familie Berghe von Trips (ALT-I), berghevontrips.com.
- ^ "Biography of H.S.H. Prince Inigo Von Urach – pretender to the throne of the former Kingdom of LithuaniaThe Lithuania Tribune". 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2021.