Background
Pauline Therese was born in Riga, one of the five children of Duke Louis of Württemberg and his wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.
Pauline Therese was born in Riga, one of the five children of Duke Louis of Württemberg and his wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.
Her paternal grandparents were Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Her maternal grandparents were Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange. William I died at Schloss Rosenstein in Stuttgart on June 25, 1864.
Upon his death, their alienation became known to the public.
Pauline was completely excluded from her inheritance in his will. She died at Stuttgart, nine years later, on 10 March 1873, having lived her last years in Switzerland.
Pauline had been very popular, not only for the kindness she showed to her subjects but also for the devotion she showed to the poor. Upon her death, Württemberg inhabitants gave her name to many roads and places in Stuttgart, Esslingen, and Friolzheim.
King Charles I of Württemberg (1823–1891) married Olga Nikolaevna of Russia and had no issue.
Augusta (1826–1898) married Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and had issue. 4 September 1800 - 26 December 1805 Her Serene Highness Duchess Pauline of Württemberg 26 December 1805 - 15 April 1820 Her Royal Highness Duchess Pauline of Württemberg 15 April 1820 - 25 June 1864 Her Majesty The Queen 25 June 1864 - 10 May 1873 Her Majesty The Dowager Queen.