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| name = Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels
| image = Christian Ulrich thaler 1681 Olesnica.jpg
| caption = Christian Ulrich thaler 1681, Oels
| noble family = [[House of Württemberg]]
| father = [[Silvius I Nimrod, Duke of Württemberg-Oels]]
| mother = [[Elisabeth Marie, Duchess of Oels]]
| spouse = [[Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg]]<br/>Sibylle Maria of Saxe-Merseburg<br/>Sophie Wilhelmine of East Frisia<br/>[[Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Duchess of Württemberg-Oels|Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]]
| birth_date = {{birth_date|1652|4|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Oels Castle in [[Oleśnica|Oels]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1704|4|5|1652|4|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = Oels Castle in Oels
}}
Duke '''Christian Ulrich I of Württemberg-Oels''' (9 April 1652, at Oels Castle in [[Oleśnica|Oels]] – 5 April 1704, in Oels Castle) was a German nobleman. He was the ruling [[Duke]] of [[Duchy of Bernstadt|Württemberg-Bernstadt]] from 1669 to 1697 and then the ruling Duke of [[Duchy of Oels|Oels-Württemberg]] from 1697 until his death.
== Descent ==
Christian Ulrich I was the third son of Duke [[Silvius I Nimrod, Duke of Württemberg-Oels|Silvius I Nimrod of Württemberg-Oels]] from his marriage with Duchess [[Elisabeth Marie, Duchess of Oels|Elisabeth Marie]], a daughter of Duke [[Charles Frederick I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels|Charles Frederick I Poděbrady, Duke of Oels]] and Anne Sophie of Saxe-Weimar.
== Reign ==
When his oldest brother Charles Ferdinand died in 1669, Christian Ulrich inherited the [[Duchy of Bernstadt]].
When his older brother [[Silvius II Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Oels|Silvius II Frederick]] died in 1697, Christian Ulrich inherited the [[Duchy of Oels]], Christian Ulrich kept the Duchies of Oels and Dobroszyce with [[Międzybórz]] and parts of [[Trebnitz]] and transferred Bernstadt to his nephew [[Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt|Charles]].
In 1698, Christian Ulrich built a ducal crypt as an extension of Castle Church of St. John.  He began a significant collection of books and art at Oels Castle. In 1685, he purchased the town of [[Szczodre|Neudorf]] from Balthasar Wilhelm von Prittwitz, Lord of Rastelwitz. Between 1685 and 1692, he constructed a [[baroque]] castle at Neudorf, which he named ''Sibyllenort'', after his second wife, Marie Sibylle of Saxe-Merseburg.
He died on 5 April 1704, aged 51, at Oels Castle and was buried in the ducal crypt he had built.
== Marriage and issue ==
He completed his first marriage, on 13 March 1672 in Bernburg with [[Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg]], daughter of Prince [[Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg|Christian II of Anhalt-Bernburg]] and Eleonora Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein Sonderburg. With her he had seven children:
#[[Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels|Louise Elisabeth]] (born: 22 February 1673 in Bernstadt; died: 28 April 1736 in Forst), Princess of Württemberg-Oels, married Duke [[Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt|Philip of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt]].
#Christian Ulrich (born: 21 February 1674 in Bernstadt; died: 2 July 1674 in Bernstadt), Hereditary Prince of Württemberg-Oels.
#Leopold Viktor (born: 22 May 1675 in Bernstadt; died: 30 April 1676 in Bernstadt), Hereditary Prince of Württemberg-Oels.
#Fredericka Christine (born: 13 May 1676 in Bernstadt; died: 3 June 1676 in Bernstadt), Princess of Württemberg-Oels.
#[[Sophie Angelika of Württemberg-Oels|Sophie Angelika]] (born: 30 May 1677 in Bernstadt; died: 11 November 1700 in Pegau), Princess of Württemberg-Oels, married Duke [[Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt|Frederick Henry of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt]].
#Eleonore Amöena (born: 21 October 1678 in Breslau; died: 2 April 1679 in Bernstadt), Princess of Württemberg-Oels.
#Theodosia (born: 20 July 1680 in Bernstadt; died: 21 September 1680 in Bernstadt), Princess of Württemberg-Oels.
He completed his second marriage, on 27 October 1683 in [[Doberlug-Kirchhain|Doberlug]] with Sibylle Maria (born: 28 October 1667; died: 9 October 1693), daughter of  Duke [[Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg|Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg]] and [[Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg]].  With her he had seven more children:
#Christine Marie (born: 17 August 1685 in Bernstadt; died: 24 March 1696 in Bernstadt), Princess of Württemberg-Oels.
#Christian Erdmann (born July 24, 1686, in Merseburg; died: 8 July 1689 in Merseburg), Hereditary Prince of Württemberg-Oels.
#Eleonore Hedwig (born July 11, 1687, in Bernstadt; died: 25 October 1688 in Bernstadt), Princess of Württemberg-Oels
#Ulrike Erdmuthe (born February 5, 1689, in Breslau; died: 5 September 1690 in Bernstadt), Princess of Württemberg-Oels.
#[[Charles Frederick II, Duke of Württemberg-Oels|Charles Frederick]] (born: 7 February 1690 at Merseburg; died: 14 December 1761 in Oels), Duke of Württemberg-Oels-Juliusburg, married Sibylle Juliane Charlotte of Württemberg-Weiltingen.
#[[Christian Ulrich II, Duke of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort|Christian Ulrich II]] (born: 27 January 1691 at [[Vielguth]] Castle in Oels; died: 11 February 1734 in Stuttgart), Duke of Württemberg-Wilhelminenort, married Philippine Charlotte of Redern-Krappitz.
#Elisabeth Sibylle (born: 19 March 1693 in Delitzsch; died: 21 February 1694 in Delitzsch), Princess of Württemberg-Oels.
He concluded his third marriage, on 4 February 1695 in Hamburg with Sophie Wilhelmine of East Frisia (born: 17 October 1659; died: 4 February 1698), daughter of Prince [[Enno Louis, Prince of East Frisia|Enno Louis ''Cirksena'' of East Frisia]] and Juliana Sophia Justina of Barby-Mühlingen.  With her he had one daughter:
#[[Auguste Louise of Württemberg-Oels|Auguste Louise]] (born: 21 January 1698 in Bernstadt, died: 4 January 1739 at Castle Skarsine Trebnitz), Princess of Württemberg-Oels, married [[Georg Albrecht of Saxe-Weissenfels, Count of Barby]].
He concluded his fourth marriage, on 6 December 1700 in Güstrow with Sophia (born: 21 June 1662; died: 1 June 1738), a daughter of Duke [[Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow|Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow]] and Magdalene Sibylle of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. This marriage remained childless.
== References ==
* Sönke Lorenz (ed.): ''Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon'', Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, p.&nbsp;208–209, {{ISBN|3-17-013605-4}}
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