Duke William of Württemberg Politician

Duke William of Württemberg (German: Herzog Wilhelm Nikolaus von Württemberg; 20 July 1828 – 5 November 1896) was an Austrian and Württemberg General.

Personal facts

Duke William of Württemberg
Birth dateJuly 20, 1828
Birth place
Pokój Opole Voivodeship , Kingdom of Prussia
Date of deathNovember 05, 1896
Place of death
Austria-Hungary , Tyrol (state) , Merano

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Office holder

appointer
awards
Pour le Mérite
Order of Leopold (Austria)
Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
Order of the Crown (Württemberg)
military operations
Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Magenta
Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)
Austro-Prussian War
Battle of Königgrätz
Second Italian War of Independence
First Italian War of Independence
military branch
Austro-Hungarian Army
military command
11th Infantry Division
27th Infantry Regiment
military rank
Colonel general
officeGovernor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
service end1891
service start1848
successor
Hermann Freiherr Dahlen von Orlaburg

Duke William of Württemberg on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://thepeerage.com/p11059.htm#i110589
  2. http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00022152&tree=LEO