

Succeeded as 2nd Duke (Herzog) when a child. Wilhelm's main career was in the army, and in 1914 was general of the 26th division:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_Division_%28German_Empire%29
He retired as a general in 1917 and now is most famous for being briefly elected King of Lithuania in 1918, styled "Mindaugas II":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindaugas_II_of_Lithuania
Spent much of his youth in Monaco with his mother, until her death in 1897. He was the legitimate heir to Monaco until the changes effected in 1911-18:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco_Succession_Crisis_of_1918
Wilhelm ll. Herzog von Urach war von 07/11/1918 bis 11/02/1918 nominell als Mindaugas ll König von Litauen .. Er trat dieses Amt jedoch nicht wirklich an.
1864 |
March 3, 1864
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Monaco
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March 5, 1864
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Chapelle du palais princier, Monaco
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1893 |
June 22, 1893
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Stuttgart, Württemberg, Deutschland(DKR)
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1894 |
August 23, 1894
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Schloss Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland(DKR)
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1896 |
June 6, 1896
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Stuttgart, Württemberg
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1897 |
September 27, 1897
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Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Württemberg, Deutschland(DKR)
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1899 |
August 19, 1899
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Schloss Lichtenstein, Lichtenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland(SKR]
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1901 |
September 4, 1901
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Schloss Lichtenstein, Lichtenstein, Württemberg, Deutschland(DKR)
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1903 |
October 18, 1903
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Hanau, Hessen, Deutschland(DKR)
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