Louis III of Württemberg
German noble (1554–1593)
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Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, (German: Ludwig der Fromme; 1 January 1554, in Stuttgart – 18 August 1593, in Stuttgart) was a German nobleman. He was the Duke of Württemberg, from 1568 until his death.
Stuttgart
| Louis III | |
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| Duke of Württemberg | |
| Reign | 28 December 1568 – 18 August 1593 |
| Predecessor | Christoph |
| Successor | Frederick I |
| Born | 1 January 1554 Stuttgart |
| Died | 18 August 1593 (aged 39) Stuttgart |
| Spouses | Dorothea Ursula of Baden-Durlach
(m. 1575; died 1583)Ursula of Veldenz (m. 1585) |
| House | Württemberg |
| Father | Christoph, Duke of Württemberg |
| Mother | Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
The only surviving son of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg and Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach,[1] Louis succeeded his father 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 von Zweibrücken and Margraves George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, in the name of Count Heinrich II zu 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 and Anne of Veldenz.[1] His second wife was Ursula (24 February 1572 – 5 March 1635), a daughter of Count Palatine George John I of Zweibrücken-Veldenz. Both marriages were childless.