Wilhelm, Duke of Württemberg
Wilhelm Herzog von Württemberg is the head of the House of Württemberg and a German businessman. He is Chair of the Hofkammer des Hauses Württemberg, the company which manages the forests, farms, wineries, and housing estates of the former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
Life
Wilhelm is the eldest child of Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg and Princess Marie Wilhelmine of Wied. He was baptised in September 1994, with his uncles Erich, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, and Prince Wilhelm of Wied, as his godfathers.He has two younger sisters, Duchess Marie Amelie and Duchess Sophie Dorothee.
On 9 May 2018, Wilhelm's father died in a car accident while driving on his way home to Friedrichshafen. Upon the death of his father, Wilhelm became the heir apparent to his grandfather, Carl, Duke of Württemberg as Head of the House of Württemberg.
In July 2019, it was also announced that Wilhelm would be the future head of the Württemberg Hofkammer, the administrative offices of the family business.
On 7 June 2022, Wilhelm succeeded as Head of the House of Württemberg upon the death of his grandfather, Carl, Duke of Württemberg.
Wilhelm is unmarried. With the headship of the house passing through the male line, the heir presumptive of the House of Württemberg is Wilhelm's paternal uncle Duke Eberhard of Württemberg, who married Gaby Maier on 15 July 2023.