Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
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| Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg | |||||
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| Born |
25 June 1797 Bad Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Died | 25 November 1860 (aged 63) Mergentheim, Kingdom of Württemberg |
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| Spouse | Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Issue | Duke Maximilian | ||||
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| House | House of Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Duke Eugen of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern | ||||
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| German: Friedrich Paul Wilhelm |
Duke Friedrich Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Paul Wilhelm, Herzog von Württemberg; 25 June 1797, Bad Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia – 25 November 1860, Mergentheim, Kingdom of Württemberg) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duke of Württemberg. Paul Wilhelm was a German naturalist and explorer, who in the early 19th century, undertook several expeditions in North America, North Africa, and Australia. In 1829, he discovered the sources of the Missouri River.
Paul Wilhelm was the fifth and youngest child of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and his wife Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern. Through his father, Paul Wilhelm was a grandson of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and his wife Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. He was a nephew of Frederick of Württemberg, the first King of Württemberg.
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