Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (7 November 1677, Stuttgart – 30 October 1742,

Karlsburg Castle Karlsburg Castle in the Durlach district of Karlsruhe characterizes the history of the Baden since 1563. Only the ("Princesses' wing") of the historical building still stands. Pforzheim was the residence of Margrave Charles II, until he decide ...

Durlach Durlach is a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe with a population of roughly 30,000. History Durlach was bestowed by emperor Frederick II on the margrave Hermann V of Zähringen as an allodial possession. It was chosen by the margrave Ch ...

) was a margravine of

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...

. She had a place in the regency during the minority of her grandson in 1738-42.

Life

She was the daughter of Duke William Louis of Württemberg and Landgravine Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt. In order to strengthen the ties between

and

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Württ ...

, she married on 27 June 1697 the Hereditary Prince of Baden and later

Margrave Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Em ...

Charles William of Baden-Durlach. As Magdalena Wilhelmine had a big nose and blemishes, she did not meet the ideals of beauty held by Karl Wilhelm, who loved beautiful women. After they had a son and heir, the couple separated. When in 1715 Charles William founded his new residence

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

, he alone moved into the new palace, while his wife remained in the Karlsburg Castle. After Charles III William died in 1738, Magdalena Wilhelmine held a post in the guardian government for her nine-year-old grandson Charles Frederick. After her death she was buried in the margraviate tomb in St. Michael's church in

Pforzheim Pforzheim () is a city of over 125,000 inhabitants in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwest of Germany. It is known for its jewelry and watch-making industry, and as such has gained the nickname "Goldstadt" ("Golden City") ...

Issue

* Karl Magnus (born January 21, 1701 – died January 12, 1712), Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach *

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick ...

(October 7, 1703 – March 26, 1732), Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach * Auguste Magdalena (born November 13, 1706 – September 25, 1709)

Ancestors

Sources

* Annette Borchardt-Wenzel:''Karl Friedrich von Baden. Man and the legend.'' Katz, Gernsbach 2006, . , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Magdalena Wilhelmine Of Wurttemberg 18th-century women rulers 1677 births 1742 deaths Duchesses of Württemberg Daughters of monarchs