Wilhelm von Urach
Prince Wilhelm of Urach | |
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Born | Louvain | 27 September 1897
Occupation | Automotive engineer |
Spouse | Elisabeth Theurer |
Children | Elisabeth von Urach Maria Christine von Urach |
Parent(s) | Wilhelm Karl, 2nd Duke of Urach Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria |
Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg (27 September 1897 – 8 August 1957) was a member of the German princely House of Württemberg and a senior automotive production engineer.[1]
Most of his professional career was spent working for
Life and career
Wilhelm was the eldest son of Wilhelm Karl, 2nd Duke of Urach and his first wife, known as Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria. On leaving his Stuttgart preparatory school, he moved on, in 1908, to the Karls-Gymnasium (secondary school), passing his Abitur (school leaving examination) in 1914.
While the war was still underway, probably at the instigation of his father, he enrolled as a "war student" at the University of Tübingen to study Law. However, his own interest was directed more towards engineering and technology. Between 1919 and 1922, Wilhelm studied Mechanical engineering at Stuttgart's Technical Academy, emerging with an engineering degree.[1] As a student, he became a member of the student fraternity "Akademische Gesellschaft Sonderbund" in Stuttgart.[4]
Following his graduation, he worked successively for
During the
He died at Munich on 8 August 1957. He is buried in Stuttgart.[1]
Family
Wilhelm married Elisabeth Theurer on 19 June 1928, in the teeth of opposition from his father voiced when they got engaged. Elisabeth was the daughter of Richard Theurer, General Director of G. Siegle & Co., a long-established Stuttgart manufacturer of dyes and colourings, and his wife Elisabeth Groß. By the date of his marriage, Wilhelm's father had been dead for nearly three months, but the marriage was nonetheless deemed morganatic, and he was required to renounce his right to the title Duke of Urach, Count of Württemberg. Headship of the noble family instead passed to his younger brother, Karl Gero, Duke of Urach.[1]
The marriage produced two recorded daughters, the elder of which, Elisabeth von Urach (b. 1932), obtained a doctorate in psychology and worked in a top job with Stuttgart's Education and Youth Counselling service. The younger daughter, Maria Christine von Urach (1933–1990), mirrored her father's career choice, with a successful 31-year career at
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biografie: Wilhelm (III.) Fürst von Urach wurde am 27. September 1897 in ..." Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ René Bellu [in French] (2003). "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1940 - 46 (Les années sans salon). 26. Paris: Histoire & collections: 63.
- ^ Otto von Moser: Die Württemberger im Weltkriege, 2nd expanded edition, Chr. Belser AG, Stuttgart 1928, p. 121
- ^ Der Schwarze Ring. Mitgliederverzeichnis. Darmstadt 1930, p. 51.
- ^ "Deutschlands oberste DV-Frau Fürstin von Urach gestorben". IDG Business Media GmbH (Computerwoche), München. 14 September 1990. Retrieved 26 November 2015.