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Germany. German States. Wurttemburg
Wilhelm II – King of Württemberg: 6 October 1891 – 30 November 1918
Silver Wedding Anniversary Commemorative issue
1911 F Silver 3 Mark 33mm (16.67 grams) 0.900 Silver (0.4823 oz. ASW)
Referffence: KM# 636
Certification: NGC MS 65 3837930-002
WILHELM II·UND·CHARLOTTE·VON·WÜRTTEMBERG·1886-1911·F, Adjoined busts facing right.
DEUTSCHES REICH 1911 * DREI MARK * around crowned eagle with shield on chest.
Wuttemburg was lockated in South Germany between Baden and Bavaria.
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 William II (German: Wilhelm II; 25 February 1848 – 2 October 1921) was the last King of Württemberg. He ruled from 6 October 1891 until the abolition of the kingdom on 30 November 1918.
 Princess Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 October 1864-16 July 1946) was the daughter of Prince Wilhelm Karl August of Schaumburg-Lippe, and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau. As the second wife of King William II of Württemberg she became Queen consort of Württemberg. She was not only the last queen of Württemberg, but the last surviving queen of any German state.
Marriage
On 8 April 1886 she married the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Württemberg, Crown Prince Wilhelm, who succeeded in 1891 as King William II of Württemberg (Wilhelm II. von Württemberg).[1] She was his second wife, and like her predecessor Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont was held to be of no political consequence. If the marriage had taken place for reasons of state – Wilhelm had no male heir – it was a miscalculation, as Charlotte produced no children.
As a princess of Württemberg she lived initially in Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart, but as queen in the Wilhelmspalais in Stuttgart. From June to October the royal couple moved to their residence at Friedrichshafen. Finally in November/December Wilhelm and Charlotte regularly took a two-week hunting holiday in Schloss Bebenhausen (the former Bebenhausen Abbey) at Bebenhausen near Tübingen, which after the revolution of 1918 became Charlotte’s permanent home.
In 1890, William brought his new wife to England, where the Duchess of York commented, “We liked Charlotte very much, she is a good honest soul tho’ rather too brusque, she seems to get on well with all the members of the Württemberg family which denotes great tact”.
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