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Wilhelm, Duke of Urach

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Duke William's favorite weapon was the artillery. He was regarded as an outstanding mathematician and an officer of his weapon and made some inventions, especially with regards to the mounting of the guns. He tried to dampen the recoil of the gun by suspending the gun carriage in a movable frame.
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in Stuttgart to Lichtenstein Castle when the Lusthaus was to be demolished in 1844, to make room for the Royal Court Theater. He was an honorary member of several scientific associations and learned societies, such as the
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and did not see any real action. Most of the brigade, including Wilhelm was then moved to Upper Baden, leaving on battalion in Schleswig. The brigade did observation work in Upper Baden, especially in the
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in the hope that he might be healed by the southern climate. However, this was in vain. He died in 1869 at his Lichtenstein castle, from another stroke.
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He was keenly interested in the arts and sciences, and in particular in art history and archeology. He made study trips and co-founded the
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Reporting to King William I (1847), a group portrait. All the participants are identified on the painting's page at Wikimedia Commons.
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His very active and universally educated mind did not find enough activity in the military during the long period of peace.
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Wilhelm was raised in the mentally stimulating parental home. From 1819 to 1823, William and his elder brother
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contributed a field brigade to the combined division of the southern German states that marched into the
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He can be seen in 1847, sixth from the right in "Reporting to King William I", a painting of
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Politische Skizzen über Deutschland und Württemberg aus der Mappe eines Conservativen
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Wilhelm was a junior member of the royal family of Württemberg. He was a nephew of
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Count Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand of Württemberg, 1st Duke of Urach
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In 1845, he received an honorary PhD from the philosophy department of the
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on the spot of the by then completely ruined ancient castle made famous by
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Wilhelm served as a cavalry officer in the army of the then-independent
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Wegweiser durch sämtliche Malerschulen und Gemäldesammlungen von W. W.
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at the age of 18. In 1835, he was promoted to Major, and in 1837 to
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von Urach), while retaining the dignity of Count of Württemberg.
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7. Baroness Therese Wilhelmine Henriette Schilling von Canstatt
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and commander of the artillery. In 1841, he was promoted to
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Count Rudolf von Enzenberg zum Freyen und Jochelsthurn
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15. Baroness Regina Luisa von Bernerdin zum Pernthurn
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In 1869 Duke Wilhelm suffered a stroke. He went to
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Aufklärende Worte über Wetterprophezeihung von W. W.
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6. Baron Karl August Wilhelm von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis
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Duke of Urach
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Württemberg
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Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg
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