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Frederick I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 6 November 1754 – 30 October 1816) was the ruler of Württemberg from 1797 to his death. He was the last Duke of Württemberg from 1797 to 1803, then the first and only Elector of Württemberg from 1803 to 1806, before raising Württemberg to a kingdom in 1806 with the approval of Napoleon I .
Joachim Frederick (born and died in 1587) Julius Frederick (1588–1635), founder of the branch line of Württemberg-Weiltingen, also known as the Julian Line. Philip Frederick (born and died in 1589) Eva Christina (1590–1657) - married John George of Brandenburg (1577–1624), Duke of Jägerndorf, son of Joachim Frederick, Elector of ...
He was also the first and only Elector of Württemberg from 1803 to 1806. He made Württemberg a kingdom in 1806 with the approval of Napoleon I. He was known for his large size at 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) and about 200 kg (440 lb). Categories: 1754 births. 1816 deaths. Kings and Queens in Germany.
Friedrich I of Württemberg was the son of George of Mömpelgard and his wife Barbara of Hesse, daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Several references are made to him in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, in which a series of anti-German jokes start with a horse theft, several references are made to German travellers in England and to a German duke who is not expected to come to ...
Advertisement. Friedrich I. Wilhelm Karl von Württemberg. Birth. 6 Nov 1754. Trzebiatów, Powiat gryficki, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. Death. 30 Oct 1816 (aged 61) Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Burial. Ludwigsburg Palace Church. Ludwigsburg, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Add to Map. Memorial ID.
He died in October 1816. He was obese: he was styled by his enemies as “The Great Belly-Gerent”. Napoleon is said later to have remarked that God had created the Prince to demonstrate the utmost extent to which the human skin could be stretched without bursting. Peter Hicks, June 2006. Print. Return to top.
Frederick I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Karl; 6 November 1754 – 30 October 1816) was the ruler of Württemberg from 1797 to his death. He was the last Duke of Württemberg from 1797 to 1803, then the first and only Elector of Württemberg from 1803 to 1806, before raising Württemberg to a kingdom in 1806 with the approval of Napoleon I. He was known for his size: at 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) and ...
