Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Names
	Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph

Albrecht
Albrecht
Crown Prince of Württemberg
	Duke Albrecht c. 1905
Head of the House of Württemberg
Tenure	2 October 1921 - 31 October 1939
Predecessor	King Wilhelm II
Successor	Duke Philipp Albrecht
Born	23 December 1865; Vienna, Empire of Austria
Died	31 October 1939 (aged 73); Altshausen, State of Württemberg, Nazi Germany
Spouse	Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (m. 1893; died 1902)
Issue	See Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg; Duke Albrecht Eugen; Duke Carl Alexander; Duchess Maria Amalie; Duchess Maria Theresa; Duchess Maria Elisabeth; Duchess Maria Margarete; ;
Names
Names
	Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph
House	Württemberg
Father	Duke Philipp of Württemberg
Mother	Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholic
Military career
Allegiance	German Empire Kingdom of Württemberg;
Service/branch	Imperial German Army Army of Württemberg;
Years of service	1885–1919
Rank	General field marshal
Commands held	German 4th Army (1914–1917); Army Group Albrecht (1917–1918)
Battles	First World War Battle of the Ardennes; Battle of the Yser; Meuse–Argonne offensive; Second Battle of Ypres; Battle of Hill 60;

Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph; 23 December 1865 – 31 October 1939) was the last heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Württemberg, a German military commander of World War I, and the head of the House of Württemberg from 1921 to his death.

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