Karl Anselm
Duke von Urach
Reign15 August 1981 – 9 February 1991
PredecessorDuke Karl Gero
SuccessorDuke Wilhelm Albert
Born (1955-02-05) 5 February 1955 (age 69)
Regensburg, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse
Saskia Wüsthof
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(m. 1991; div. 1996)​
Uta Maria Priemer
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(m. 2014)​
IssueWilhelm
Maximilian
HouseUrach
FatherPrince Eberhard von Urach
MotherPrincess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis

Karl Anselm Franz Joseph Wilhelm Louis Philippe Gero Maria, 4th Duke von Urach, Count von Württemberg (born 5 February 1955) is the former head of the morganatic Urach branch of the House of Württemberg.[1][2] He was the third pretender to the defunct Lithuanian throne following the death of his uncle, Karl Gero.

Biography

He was born in Regensburg, West Germany, the son of Prince Eberhard von Urach and Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis.[3] He is a grandson of Wilhelm, Duke von Urach,[3] who was from 11 July 1918 to November 1918 the King-elect Mindaugas II of Lithuania.[4] The title "Duke of Urach" was abolished alongside all other noble privileges in Germany in 1919, with hereditary titles thereafter being relegated to surnames.[5]

He became an engineer, having studied agronomy at the University of Kiel.[4] Karl Anselm succeeded his childless uncle Karl Gero as fourth Duke von Urach following his death in 1981.[4][6][self-published source?] He held the defunct ducal title until 9 February 1991 when he married a commoner and renounced it.[4] His brother Wilhelm Albert succeeded him as head of the Urach branch of the House of Württemberg.[4] Karl Anselm lives at Niederaichbach Castle, Bavaria, and is the owner of Greshornish Forestry estate in Inverness, Scotland.[1]

Marriage and issue

He married Saskia Wüsthof (born 1968) on 9 February 1991 at Stuttgart. They had two children before divorcing in 1996.[4]

He married Uta Maria Priemer (born 1964, whose daughter Teresa von Bülow married Count Ferenc Kornis de Göncz-Ruszka, grandson of Prince Rasso of Bavaria) on 2 September 2014.[citation needed]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b Germany, idowa, Straubing (20 November 2020). "Naturfriedhof in Oberellenbach: Die letzte Ruhe unter einem Baum - idowa". idowa.de (in German).((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Niederbayern, Historischer Verein für (2003). Verhandlungen des Historischen Vereins für Niederbayern (in German). Der Verein.
  3. ^ a b c d Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. "Burke's Royal Families of the World: Volume I Europe & Latin America, 1977, pp. 184, 187-188. ISBN 0-85011-023-8
  4. ^ a b c d e f de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 159-163 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  5. ^ In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according to Article 109 of the Weimar Constitution. Styles such as majesty and highness were not retained. Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Katritzki, Freda (2005). The World of Private Castles, Palaces and Estates. Chateaux Prives. ISBN 978-2-9524142-1-0.
Karl Anselm, Duke of Urach House of WürttembergBorn: 5 February 1955 German nobility Preceded byKarl Gero, 3rd Duke von Urach Duke von Urach 1981–1991 Succeeded byWilhelm Albert, 5th Duke von Urach
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