Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
Spouse(s)	Dorothea Ursula of Baden-Durlach Ursula of Veldenz
Noble family	House of Württemberg
Father	Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born	(1554-01-01)1 January 1554 Stuttgart
Died	Stuttgart

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, Stuttgart – 28 August 1593, Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the fifth ruling Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death.

Life

The only surviving son of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, 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 and margraves George Frederick and Charles II, in the name of count Heinrich von Castell.

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

Ancestors

Family of Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

16. Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg               8. Henry, Count of Württemberg                       17. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut               4. Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg                             18. Simon VII Wecker, Count of Zweibrücken-Bitsch               9. Elisabeth of Zweibrücken-Bitsch                       19. Elisabeth of Lichtenberg               2. Christoph, Duke of Württemberg                                   20. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria               10. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria                       21. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck               5. Sabina of Bavaria                             22. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor               11. Kunigunde of Austria                       23. Eleanor of Portugal               1. Louis III, Duke of Württemberg                                         24. Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg               12. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach                       25. Anna of Saxony               6. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach                             26. Casimir IV Jagiellon               13. Sophia Jagiellon                       27. Elizabeth of Austria               3. Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach                                   28. Henry I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels               14. Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels                       29. Ursula of Brandenburg               7. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels                             30. Jan II the Mad               15. Anna of Sagan                       31. Catherine of Opava

External links

• (German) Otto von Alberti: Ludwig, Herzog von Württemberg In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, S. 597 f.

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg House of Württemberg Born: 1 January 1554 Died: 28 August 1593
Preceded by Christoph	Duke of Württemberg 1569–1593	Succeeded by Frederick I