Alexander of Württemberg (1801–1844)

Alexander Christian Frederick, Count of Württemberg (5 November 1801, Copenhagen – 7 July 1844, Wildbad) was a German army officer and poet.

The regiment was stationed in Esslingen am Neckar where Alexander von Württemberg stayed in the Obere Palmsche Palais.

There he visited with poets such as Emma Niendorf, Gustav Schwab, Justinus Kerner, Ludwig Uhland, and Hermann Kurz.

Alexander von Württemberg formed a particularly close friendship with Nikolaus Lenau, who shared his dejection and depression.

He suffered from chronic headaches and moved to Italy in 1843 in a futile attempt to improve his health.