Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (; 1 January 1554, in

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– 18 August 1593, in Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death. The only surviving son of

Christoph, Duke of Württemberg Christoph of Württemberg (12 May 1515 – 28 December 1568), ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568. Life Born in 1515, Christoph was the son of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg and Sabina of Bavaria. In November 1515 ...

, he succeeded him on his death on 28 December 1568. His reign was at first under the guardianship of his mother Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duke Wolfgang von Zweibrücken and

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s George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and

Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (born 24 July 1529 in Pforzheim; died 23 March 1577 in Durlach), nicknamed ''Charles with the bag'', governed the Margravate of Baden-Durlach from 1552 to 1577. On 1 June 1556 Charles issued a new Church Order ...

, in the name of Count Heinrich II zu

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Marriages

Louis married twice. On 7 November 1575, he married Dorothea Ursula (20 June 1559 – 19 May 1583), a daughter of Margrave Charles II of

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. His second wife was Ursula (24 February 1572 – 5 March 1635), a daughter of Count Palatine George John I of Zweibrücken-Veldenz. Both marriages were childless.

Ancestors

External links

* Otto von Alberti
''Ludwig, Herzog von Württemberg''
In: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB). Volume 19. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, S. 597 f. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludwig 03, Duke of Wurttemberg 1554 births 1593 deaths 16th-century dukes of Württemberg Soldiers of the Imperial Circles Nobility from Stuttgart