Karl Christian Erdmann of Württemberg-Oels (26 October 1716 in Wilhelminenort near Bernstadt – 14 December 1792 in Oels) was ruling duke of Württemberg-Oels and Bernstadt.

Early life

He was the only son of

Christian Ulrich II, Duke of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort Duke Christian Ulrich II of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort (27 January 1691 at Vielguth Castle nearby Oleśnica – 7 February 1734 in Stuttgart) was Duke of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort. Life Christian Ulrich II was the youngest son of the Duke ...

and his wife, Countess Philippine Charlotte of Redern-Krappitz (1691–1758). In 1755 he was one of fourteen noblemen that founded the

Order of Saint Joachim The Order of Saint Joachim (The Equestrian, Secular and Chapterial Order of Joachim, Saint Joachim) is an order of chivalry founded in 1755 to promote religious tolerance in Europe, and continues to exist today. Admiral Horatio Nelson acce ...

Marriage and issue

He married, in 1741, Countess Marie Sophie Wilhelmine of

Solms-Laubach Solms-Laubach was a County of southern Hesse and eastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The House of Solms had its origins in Solms, Hesse. History Solms-Laubach was originally created as a partition of Solms-Lich. In 1537 Philip, Count of S ...

(1721–1793), daughter of Count Friedrich Ernst of Solms-Laubach (1671–1723) and his wife, Fredericka Charlotte of Stolberg-Gedern (1686–1739). They had two children: * Friederike Sophie Charlotte Auguste (1 August 1751 – 4 November 1789), who married Frederick Augustus, Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Oels. * Friedrich Christian Karl (1757–1759), died in infancy.

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1716 births 1792 deaths 18th-century dukes of Württemberg {{Germany-duke-stub