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Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg.
anti-Nazi noble-born Benedictine monk (1896-1964)
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About Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg
Carl Alexander Herzog von Württemberg was a member of the House of Württemberg who became a Benedictine monk. During the Nazi and post-Nazi era, he provided aid to refugees, Jews, and prisoners of war and was reported to Nazi authorities for these activities. He acted as an informant of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and spied on Wallis Simpson, the lover and later wife of the former British king Edward VIII.
Everything about Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg →- Occupation
- monk
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- March 12, 1896
- Died
- December 27, 1964