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III. WURTEMEERG.
(KONIGREICH WURTEMBERG.)
Reigning Sovereign and Family.
Karl T., King of Wurtemberg, born March 6, 1823 ; ascended the throne at the death of his father, King Wilhelm I., June 25, 1864. Married, July 13, 1846, to Grand-duchess Olga of Russia, daughter of Czar Nicholas I.
Sisters of the King. — 1. Princess Catharine, born Aug. 24, 1821 ; married Nov. 20, 1845, to her cousin, Prince Friedrich of Wiirtem- berg. 2. Princess Augusta, born Oct. 4, 1826, married June 17, 1851, to Prince Hermann of Saxe- Weimar, major-general in the service of Wurtemberg.
Half-Sisters of the King — Offspring of the second marriage of KingWilhelmLwith Grand-duchess Catharine of Russia. 1. Princess Marie, born Oct. 30, 1816 ; married March 19, 1840, to Count Alfred von Neipperg, eldest son of Count Adam Neipperg, and of Archduchess Maria Louise of Austria, former consort of the Emperor Napoleon I.; widow Nov. 16, 1865. 2. Princess Sophie, born June 17, 1818 ; married June 18, 1839, to King Willem III. of the Netherlands.
Cousins of the King. — 1. Prince Friedrich, born Feb. 21, 1808, the son of Duke Paul of Wurtemberg, uncle of the king, and of Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg ; married Nov. 20, 1845, to his cousin, Princess Catharine, daughter of King Wilhelm I. Issue of the union is a son, Prince Wilhelm, born Feb. 25, 1848. 2. Prince August, brother of the preceding, born Jan. 24, 1813, general of cavalry in the service of Prussia. 3. Princess Charlotte, sister of the preceding, born Jan. 9, 1807 ; married, Feb. 20, 1824, to Grand-duke Michael of Russia ; widow, Sept. 9, 1849.
Other Relatives of the King. — 1. Prince Alexander, born Sept. 9, 1804, the son of Duke Ludwig of Wurtemberg, uncle of the king; married May 2, 1835, to Claudine, daughter of Count Rheday of Transylvania, created at the marriage Countess von Hohenstein; widower, Oct. 1, 1841. Issue of the union are one son and two daughters, namely, Franz, born Aug. 27, 1837, created Prince von Teck Dec. 1, 1863, and married to Princess Mary of Cambridge June 12, 1866; Claudine, born Feb. 11, 1836; and Amelia, born Nov. 12, 1838 ; married Oct. 24, 1863, to Baron von Hiigel, captain in the Austrian cavalry. 2. Princess Marie, born
