Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg

Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (7 November 1677, Stuttgart – 30 October 1742, Karlsburg Castle, Durlach) was a margravine of Baden. She had a place in the regency during the minority of her grandson in 1738-42.

Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg
Portrait in Ludwigsburg Palace
Born	(1677-11-07)7 November 1677 Stuttgart
Died	30 October 1742(1742-10-30) (aged 64) Karlsburg Castle, Durlach
Burial	St. Michael's church in Pforzheim
Spouse	Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach ​ ​ (m. 1697; died 1738)​
Issue more...	Karl Magnus, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach Auguste Magdalena
Father	William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt

Life

She was the youngest daughter of Duke William Louis of Württemberg and Landgravine Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt. In order to strengthen the ties between Baden and Württemberg, she married on 27 June 1697 the Hereditary Prince of Baden and later Margrave Charles William of Baden-Durlach. As Magdalena Wilhelmine had a big nose and blemishes, she did not meet the ideals of beauty held by Karl Wilhelm, who loved beautiful women. She also suffered from a "chronic cough" and recurring fever. After they had a son and heir, the couple separated. When in 1715 Charles William founded his new residence Karlsruhe, he alone moved into the new palace, while his wife remained in the Karlsburg Castle.

After Charles III William died in 1738, Magdalena Wilhelmine held a post in the guardian government for her nine-year-old grandson Charles Frederick. After her death she was buried in the margraviate tomb in St. Michael's church in Pforzheim .

Issue

Only one of the couple's three children lived to adulthood:

• Karl Magnus (January 21, 1701 – January 12, 1712), first crown prince, died in late childhood.
• Frederick (October 7, 1703 – March 26, 1732), second crown prince, died before his father did and therefore never came to government in Durlach.
• Auguste Magdalena (November 13, 1706 – September 25, 1709), died in early childhood.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg

8. John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg 4. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg 9. Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg 2. William Louis, Duke of Württemberg 10. John Casimir, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Kyrburg 5. Anna Catherine, Wild- and Rhinegravine of Salm-Kyrburg 11. Dorothea of Solms-Laubach 1. Duchess Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg 12. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 6. Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 13. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony 3. Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt 14. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 7. Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp 15. Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony

Sources

• Annette Borchardt-Wenzel:Karl Friedrich von Baden. Man and the legend. Katz, Gernsbach 2006, ISBN 3-938047-14-3.

Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg House of Württemberg Born: 7 November 1677 Died: 30 October 1742
Royal titles
Preceded by Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp	Margravine consort of Baden-Durlach 1709–1738	Succeeded by Landgravine Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt