Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg

Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg
Born(1797-06-25)25 June 1797
Bad Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died25 November 1860(1860-11-25) (aged 63)
Mergentheim, Kingdom of Württemberg
Spouse
(m. 1827; div. 1835)
IssueDuke Maximilian
Names
German: Friedrich Paul Wilhelm
HouseHouse of Württemberg
FatherDuke Eugen of Württemberg
MotherPrincess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern

Duke Friedrich Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg (German: Friedrich Paul Wilhelm, Herzog von Württemberg; 25 June 1797, in Bad Carlsruhe, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia – 25 November 1860, in Mergentheim, Kingdom of Württemberg) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duke of Württemberg. Paul Wilhelm was a German naturalist and explorer, who in the early 19th century, undertook several expeditions in North America, North Africa, and Australia. In 1829, he discovered the sources of the Missouri River.