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Karl I Of WrttembergKarl of Wrttemberg was the third King of Wrttemberg, from 25 June 1864 until his death. He was born 6 March 1823 at Stuttgart, as HRH Karl Friedrich Alexander Crown Prince von Wrttemberg the son of Wilhelm I, King of Wrttemberg (1781-1864) and his third wife Pauline of Wrttemberg (1800-1873). He studied in Berlin and Tbingen. On 13 July 1846 he married Olga Nikolaievna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas I and Charlotte of Prussia. Charlotte was daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Under his leadership, Wrttemberg became, in 1871, part of the German Empire. He died, childless, at Stuttgart on 6 October 1891, and was succeeded as King of Wrttemberg by his nephew, Wilhelm II of Wrttemberg. Karl I of Wrttemberg Karl I of Wrttemberg
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