Wilhelm III, King of Wurttemberg

HM The King of Wurttemberg
Titles	King of Wurttemberg
Reign	7 June 2022 - present
Coronation	15 March 2023
Predecessor	Carl II
Heir	Otto, Crown Prince of Wurttemberg
Biographical Information
Born	13 August 1994 (age 30) Ludwigsburg, Wurttemberg, Germany
Spouse	Archduchess Eleonore of Austria (m. 2020)
Issue	Otto, Crown Prince Prince Ludwig
Name	Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albert Nikolaus Erich Maria
House	Wurttemberg
Father	Crown Prince Friedrich of Wurttemberg
Mother	Princess Marie of Wied
Religion	Roman Catholic

Wilhelm III, King of Wurttemberg (born Prince Wilhelm of Wurttemberg on 13 August 1994) is the current King of Wurttemberg. He is also a member of the Austrian Imperial Family as the son-in-law of Charles II, Emperor of Austria.

Life

Wilhelm was born the only son of Crown Prince Friedrich of Wurttemberg and Princess Marie of Wied.

In 2018, Wilhelm's father died in an automobile accident, and Wilhelm became heir to his grandfather. His grandfather named him Crown Prince in July of 2019.

Marriage and Issue

On 13 March 2019, Wilhelm's engagement to Archduchess Eleonore of Austra was announced. The couple were married in Stuttgart on 20 July 2020 to great fanfare.

Eleonore and Wilhelm welcomed their first child, Otto, in 2021. Their second son, Ludwig, was born in 2024.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Otto, Crown Prince	20 October 2021
	Prince Ludwig	12 October 2024

Residences

• 
  New Palace; Main Residence (September-May)
• 
  Favorite Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
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  Ludwigsburg Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
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  Schonbrunn Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

• 1994-2019 Prince Wilhelm of Wurttemberg
• 2019-2022 Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Wurttemberg
• 2022-present Wilhelm III, King of Wurttemberg

National Honours

Order of the Crown (2020)

Friedrich Order (2012)

Military Merit Order (2022)

Foreign Honours

Order of Leopold (2020) (Austria)

Order of the Red Eagle (2023) (Germany)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Crown Prince Friedrich of Wurttemberg	King Carl II of Wurttemberg Princess Diane of France	King Philipp Albrecht of Wurttemberg Archduchess Rosa of Tuscany King Henri VI of France Princess Isabelle of Brazil	King Albrecht of Wurttemberg Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria Grand Duke Peter Ferdinand of Tuscany Princess Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies King Jean III of France Princess Isabelle of France Emperor Pedro III of Brazil Countess Elisabeth of Dobrzenicz
Princess Marie of Wied	Prince Ulrich of Wied Ilke Fischer	Prince Dietrich of Wied Antoinette Julia von Grote Gottfried Fischer Maria Muhlenbein	Friedrich, Prince of Wied Princess Pauline of Wurttemberg Otto, Count of Grote Alice von Bergen N/A N/A N/A N/A

Lines of Succession

Wilhelm III, King of Wurttemberg House of Wurttemberg Born: 13 August 1994
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Wurttemberg throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Carl II	Incumbent	Otto, Crown Prince of Wurttemberg