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. 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, 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 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.
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.
