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Prince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach ((ドイツ語:Wilhelm Albert Fürst von Urach, Graf von Württemberg, 5. Herzog von Urach); born on 9 August 1957) is the head of the morganatic Urach branch of the dynasty which reigned as kings of Württemberg in Germany until 1918.〔Enache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg''. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 435, 438, 443. 445. French.〕 Prince Wilhelm Albert was born at Hohenberg Castle] near Seeshaupt, Bavaria, the son of Prince Eberhard of Urach and Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis. 〔Willis, Daniel A., ''The Descendants of King George I of Great Britain'', Clearfield Company, 2002, p. 73. ISBN 0-8063-5172-1〕 He is the grandson and heir of Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach, who was offered the throne of Lithuania in anticipation of its conversion to an independent post-World War I kingdom, but he declined the crown in November 1919,〔de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 158-163 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1〕 as the prospect of a Baltic monarchy lost momentum. In October 1924 Duke Wilhelm also renounced his claim to the throne of Monaco.〔 The Urachs' ducal and princely titles ceased being insignia of rank when the German Empire fell and the republican regime which succeeded it decreed in 1919 that hereditary titles would henceforth simply be treated as surnames, carrying no legal privileges. Urach had, in fact, been a dukedom in name only, to which no territorial duchy had been attached. Prince Wilhelm Albert succeeded his brother Karl Anselm as titular Duke of Urach when the latter renounced headship of the family at Niederaichbach on 9 February 1991 upon the occasion of his marriage to a commoner.〔 Wilhelm Albert's marriage with Karen von Brauchitsch-Berghe von Trips (who was born in Rimburg Castle on 24 September 1959 to Konrad von Brauchitsch, member of a noble family of Limburg known since the 12th century, and wife Mariette Hermans, and who had been adopted in 1988 by her granduncle Count Clemens Berghe von Trips) was celebrated religiously at Rimburg in Limburg on 1 February 1992, the couple having been wed civilly on 23 December 1991 at Rheinberg in Wessel.〔 They have one son and two daughters:〔 * Prince Karl Philipp of Urach (b. 6 July 1992) * Princess Alexandra-Charlotte of Urach (b. 18 February 1994) * Princess Louisa Antonia of Urach (b. 12 February 1996) He is described as an engineer who lives at Ossenberg Castle near Düsseldorf.〔Freda Katritzky ''The World of Private Castles, Palaces and Estates'', page 63 (readable on google books)〕 He and his family also remain in possession of the House of Urach's historical family seat, Lichtenstein Castle, south of Stuttgart, which is open to the public.〔http://www.schloss-lichtenstein.de/english/index.php〕 ==Ancestry〔〔== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilhelm Albert, Duke of Urach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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