WILLIAM I., Iim1EORIsil WILHELM KARL (1781-1804). King of Wurttemberg. born at Liiben, Silesia. llis father became Frederick I., of Wiirttemberg, and his mother was the Princess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbiittel. In 1800 he entered time Austrian army as a vol unteer. and distinguished himself at the battle of liolionlinden. 'Having returned to Wiirttoni berg in 1800, lie lived at Stuttgart for six years, and then took command of the Wiirttemberg con tingent in 'Russia against the advance of Na poleon, but. on account of illness. was detained for sonic time at Vilna. After the battle of Leipzig (1813) his father joined time Allies, and the Prince commanded the Seventh Corps, Nvhich included Austrian and Russian regiments, in the early part of 1514, distinguishing himself at La Rothii‘re, Bar-sur-Aube, Areis.sur-)ttbe. and La Fere-Champenoise. Montereau ary 18. 1814) lie was defeated by Napoleon. In
the campaign of 1815 lie commanded the Third Corps in Alsace. Upon the death of his father, in 1810, he succeeded to the throne. William was a practical man of liberal tendencies, and soon succeeded in bringing Order out of the con fused conditions existing in Wfirttemberg as a re sult of the Napoleonic wars. In 1819, by the promulgation of a constitution, lie further ad vanced the prospects of his country, which passed through the troubions year 1848 undisturbed. William married in 1808 the Princess Charlotte of Bavaria (divorced 1814) ; in 1S1G. the Grand Duchess Catherine, widow of Prince George of Holstein-Oldenburg (d.1819) ; in 1820, his cousin Pauline of Wiirttemberg (1800-73). llis daughter Sophie (1818-77) became the consort of Will bun King of the Netherlands, and his son Charles (1823-91) succeeded to the throne in 1804.