, image = DukeRobertWürttemberg.jpg , caption = , spouse = Archduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria , issue = , house =

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, father =

Duke Philipp of Württemberg Duke Philipp of Württemberg (30 July 1838 – 11 October 1917) was a German prince, head of the Roman Catholic cadet branch of the dynasty which ruled the Kingdom of Württemberg. Biography He was the son of Duke Alexander and of Princess ...

, mother = Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Meran,

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, death_date = , death_place = Schloss Altshausen,

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, place of burial= Duke ''Robert'' Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph of Württemberg (german: Robert Maria Klemens Philipp Joseph, Herzog von Württemberg; 14 January 1873, in Meran,

– 12 April 1947, in Schloss Altshausen,

) was a member of the

and a Duke of Württemberg.

Family

Robert was the fourth child of

and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. Robert belonged to the fifth branch (called the ducal branch) of the

, descended from the seventh son of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. On the extinction of the eldest branch in 1921, the ducal branch became the new dynastic-branch of the House.

Marriage

Robert married Archduchess Maria Immakulata of Austria, seventh child and fifth eldest daughter of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 29 October 1900 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. Robert and Maria Immakulata did not have children.

Military career

Duke Robert was '' à la suite'' of the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 and commander of the 7th Cavalry Division of the

Prussian army The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power. The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...

during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. * 1891 : ''Sekondeleutnant'' (= Leutnant) * 1896 : ''Premierleutnant'' (=

Oberleutnant () is the highest lieutenant officer rank in the German-speaking armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces. Austria Germany In the German Army, it dates from the early 19th century. Trans ...

) * 1900 : '' Rittmeister'' * 1904 : ''

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

'' * 1907 : '' Oberstleutnant'' * 1909 : '' Oberst'' * 1913 : ''

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'' * 1916 : '' Generalleutnant''

Honours

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robert Of Wurttemberg, Duke 1873 births 1947 deaths Dukes of Württemberg (titular) People from Merano Lieutenant generals of Württemberg Lieutenant generals of Prussia Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Knights of the Order of Saint Joseph