Hohe Karlsschule ("Karl's High School") was the strict military academy founded by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg in Stuttgart, Germany. It was first founded in 1770 as a military orphanage, but then converted into a military academy in 1773 for the duke.
Politically the duke was quite unimportant and with this school he wanted to enhance his prestige. In 1770, it was moved to Castle Solitude, and in 1775 into the city. Raised in 1781 by Emperor Joseph II to university status under the name Karls Hohe Schule, it was disbanded after the death of Duke Carl Eugen by his brother Ludwig Eugen, Duke of Württemberg in 1794. The building, situated behind Neues Schloss, was destroyed in World War II.
Alumni
Friedrich Schiller was one of its alumni. He spent eight years of his life in this academy and suffered a lot in his first years of his stay. At first he was considered an average student, but in his second year, he often became ill and his performance suffered. When he joined the school's medical faculty, his life took a turn for the better and Schiller began with poetry.
Others include:
Ludwig Abeille
Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Autenrieth
Karl Wilhelm Marschall von Bieberstein
Ernst Franz Ludwig Marschall von Bieberstein
Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein
Antonio Boroni
Georges Cuvier
Johann Heinrich Dannecker (later professor there)
Carl Degenkolb
Adolph Carl August von Eschenmayer
Friedrich Carl Fulda
Johann Christoph Friedrich Haug
Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Johann Georg Kerner
Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer
Joseph Anton Koch
Johann Friedrich LeBret
Ferdinando Mazzanti
Adam Albert von Neipperg
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
Johann Gottlieb Sämann
Philipp Jakob Scheffauer
Gottlieb Schick
Ludwig Schubart
Nikolaus Friedrich von Thouret
Christian Zais
Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg