Ernest of Wurttemberg
Ernest of Württemberg was the fourth child of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, making him a first cousin of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, along with being a Duke of Wurttemberg.
Life
Ernest was born on 11 August 1807 in Riga to Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Ernest of Wurttemberg was also a General in the Württemberg Army. Not much is known about his military career other than his role as General. In June 1833, Ernest and his brother Alexander went to Kensington Palace to meet Princess Victoria. In her journal she wrote, "Alexander is very handsome and Ernest has a very kind expression. They are both extremely amiable." Most of the portraits of Ernest are in the Royal Collection for Queen Victoria.Personal life
Marriage
Ernest married morganatically to Nathalie Eschborn in Hamburg on the 21 August 1860. Nathalie later changed her name to von Grünhof, and they had one daughter.- Alexandra von Grünhof. Married Robert von Keudell in 1883 and had issue. Their great-granddaughter Karin Vogel is the last person in the British Line of Succession based on William Addams Reitwiesner's research published on WARGS.com in 2011.