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The County of Württemberg was a historical territory with origins in the realm of the House of Württemberg, the heart of the old Duchy of Swabia. Its capital was Stuttgart. From the 12th century until 1495, it was a county within the Holy Roman Empire. [1] It later became a duchy and, after the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom .
Württemberg, often spelled "Wirtemberg" or "Wurtemberg" in English, developed as a political entity in southwest Germany, with the core established around Stuttgart by Count Conrad (died 1110). His descendants expanded Württemberg while surviving Germany's religious wars , changes in imperial policy, and invasions from France.
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg, 1806-1817. This is a list of monarchs of Württemberg, containing the Counts, Dukes, Electors, and Kings who reigned over different territories named Württemberg from the beginning of the County of Württemberg in the 11th century to the end of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1918.
Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg. Stained glass window in the Tübingen Collegiate Church depicting Eberhard as a praying knight, c. 1477–1478. Eberhard IV ( c. 1388 – 2 July 1419), called the Younger ( German: der Jüngere ), was Count of Württemberg from 1417 until his death in 1419.
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Count of Württemberg The argument between Emperor Frederick II and the Popes Gregory IX and Innocent IV had effects on conditions in the duchy of Swabia , of which Württemberg was a part. After Frederick's excommunication and deposition by the Council of Lyon , Ulrich joined Anti-king Henry Raspe and William of Holland , against Frederick's ...
Henry of Württemberg (7 September 1448 – 15 April 1519) was, from 1473 to 1482, count of Montbéliard. Life [ edit ] Henry was the second son of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg-Stuttgart from his second marriage to Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut . [1]
Kingdom of Württemberg. The Kingdom of Württemberg ( German: Königreich Württemberg [ˌkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈvʏʁtəmbɛʁk]) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existed from 1495 to 1805. [2]
