Duke Julius Frederick of Württemberg-Weiltingen, was the first duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen.
Background
Julius Frederick was the third son of the Duke Frederick I of Württemberg and his wife Sibylla of Anhalt. He grew up with his parents and siblings in Montbéliard. After his father took up government of Württemberg in 1593, Julius Frederick live in Stuttgart.
Education
He chose Weiltingen as his residence.
Career
He participated in military operations in the Alsace and in the War of the Jülich Succession. He travelled extensively, including journeys to Asia Minor, Malta and Ephesus and in 1615 to Lapland. On 28 May 1617, he was awarded the Lordships of Weiltingen and Brenz an der Brenz and a share of Heidenheim plus an annual allowance of 15000guilders.
On 24 November 1617, he was engaged to Anna Sabina von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1593-1659).
After the marriage, they lived in Brenz for a while, then moved to Weiltingen. That same year, he joined the League of Leipzig.
After the bloodless Cherry War later that year, he had to leave the League under the terms of the Peace of Tübingen. When King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden advance into southern Germany, he raised troops again and joined Gustavus Adolphus.
This led to a dispute with the Government, the Estates and his co-regent Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg, the mother of Eberhard III. In 1633 he renounced the regency in Württemberg.
After the Battle of Nördlingen, the whole ducal family, including Julius Frederick, fled to Strasbourg, where he died the following year.