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Württemberg. Father. Ulrich III. Mother. Sophie of Pfirt. Eberhard II (1315 – 15 March 1392), nicknamed the Quarrelsome ( German: der Greiner ), was Count of Württemberg from 1344 until his death in 1392. [1] [2] He ruled Württemberg alongside his brother, Ulrich IV, until Eberhard forced him out of power in 1362.
Count Franz of Württemberg (1814–1824) Countess Marie of Württemberg (1815–1866); married Count Wilhelm of Taubenheim (1805–1894). Since this was a morganatic marriage, on 1 August 1801 William renounced his descendants' claim to the throne of Württemberg. This had an effect in 1921, on the death of William II of Württemberg, when his
Ulrich was born between 1286 and 1291 to Count Eberhard I and an uncertain mother, either Margarethe of Lorraine (died before 1296) or Irmengard of Baden (died after 1320). [4] He was already strongly involved in the administration of Württemberg during the reign of his father. For example, in 1319 he negotiated a treaty with King Frederick ...
Eberhard V (11 December 1445 – 24 February 1496), since 1457 count of Württemberg-Urach, since 1495 Duke Eberhard I. of Württemberg Elisabeth (4 October 1447 – 3 June 1505), married since 1470 with Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken in Saarbrücken (1423–1472), and since 1474 with Heinrich dem Älteren, Count zu Stolberg (1436–1511)
Eberhard was born in 1364, probably in Stuttgart, to Ulrich of Württemberg and Elisabeth of Bavaria , daughter of Emperor Louis IV. [2] [3] [4] Ulrich, who was expected to inherit the County from his father, Eberhard II , was killed at the Battle of Döffingen [ de ] during Württemberg's struggle with the Swabian League of Cities . [2]
Frederick was the third son of Johann Frederick, the 7th Duke of Württemberg and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg. When his father died in 1628, his elder brother became Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg . Frederick went at the age of 13 to study in Tübingen. In 1630 he went on a Grand Tour via Strasbourg, Basel and Montpellier but broke it off ...
Henry, Count of Württemberg. Mother. Elisabeth of Zweibrücken-Bitsch. Signature. Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (8 February 1487 – 6 November 1550) succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II as Duke of Württemberg in 1498. [1] He was declared of age in 1503. His volatile personality made him infamous, being called the "Swabian Henry VIII " by historians.
