Karl Alexander, XI. Herzog von Württemberg

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Karl Alexander XI Herzog von Württemberg, Krautter, Herzog von Württemberg

Also Known As: "Carl Alexander", "Herzog von Württemberg"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Death: March 12, 1737 (53)
Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Place of Burial: Chapel Of Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Neckarkreis, Wurttemberg
Immediate Family:

Son of Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and Eleonore Juliane Eleonore Juliane Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Ansbach
Husband of Maria Augusta von Thurn und Taxis
Father of Karl II Eugen, XII. Herzog von Württemberg; Eugen Ludwig Adam von Württemberg; Ludwig Eugen XIII. Johann, Herzog von Württemberg; Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg; Alexander Eugen von Württemberg and 2 others
Brother of Dorothea Charlotte Bsse von Würtemberg; Maximilian Emanuel von Württemberg; Maximilian Emanuel Krautter, Prinz von Württemberg-Winnental; Friedrich Ludwig von Württemberg-Winnental, Herzog; Christine Charlotte Bsse von Württemberg and 6 others

Occupation: Herzog von Württemberg, kaiserlicher sowie Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall, Duke of Württemberg
Managed by: Arthur Rexford Whittaker
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About Karl Alexander, XI. Herzog von Württemberg

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Karl Alexander (24 May 1684 – 12 March 1737) was Duke of Württemberg from 1698 until his death.

Born in Stuttgart, he was the eldest son of Friedrich Karl, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental and Eleanore Juliane, Princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

He succeeded his father as Duke of Württemberg-Winnental in 1698, and inherited the main Duchy of Württemberg, centered on Stuttgart, from his cousin, Eberhard Ludwig, in 1733.

As a successful army-commander in service of the Kaiser, he converted to Catholicism in 1712. He was militarily successful under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Spanish War of Succession as well as in the war against the Turks. In 1719 he was appointed imperial governor of Belgrad. As Duke of Württemberg he moved the court back from Ludwigsburg to Stuttgart .



Soldiered in the Balkans against the Turks for much of his life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alexander%2C_Duke_of_Württemberg

in German:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alexander_%28Württemberg%29

Latterly (in)famous for hiring and firing "Jew Suss":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew_Suss



Karl Alexander (auch Carl Alexander; * 24. Januar 1684 in Stuttgart; † 12. März 1737 in Ludwigsburg) war von 1733 bis 1737 der elfte Herzog von Württemberg, kaiserlicher sowie Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alexander_(W%C3%BCrttemberg)

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Karl Alexander, XI. Herzog von Württemberg's Timeline

1684
January 24, 1684
Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
June 24, 1684
Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1728
February 11, 1728
Bruxelles, Brabant, Nederlande
November 2, 1728
Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
1729
August 23, 1729
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
1731
January 6, 1731
Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen-Nassau, PRU
1732
January 21, 1732
Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, Württemberg, Deutschland(HRR)
1733
August 1, 1733
Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
1734
October 30, 1734
Stuttgart, Neckarkreis, Wurttemberg