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3 unusual facts about Duke Alexander of Württemberg


Duke Alexander of Württemberg

In 1835, he married, morganatically, Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812-1841), born in Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Romania, by whom he fathered three children: Claudine, Francis and Amalie.

His great-great-granddaughter is the current Queen of the United Kingdom and the other commonwealth realms, Elizabeth II.

Sângeorgiu de Pădure

The Rhédey Mausoleum, now in ruins, stands on top of a hill north of the village, this is wherefrom the remains of countess Claudia Rhédey, wife of Duke Alexander of Württemberg was removed into the reformed church in 1841.



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