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Christoph of Württemberg (12 May 1515 – 28 December 1568), ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568.
Biography. Brought up at the court of Ferdinand I in Innsbruck while Württemberg was under imperial governance; during his rule Württemberg regained its independence in 1553; he played a major role in establishing Protestantism throughout his duchy.
Christoph of Württemberg (12 May 1515 – 28 December 1568), ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568.
Carl Maria Peter Ferdinand Philipp Albrecht Joseph Michael Pius Konrad Robert Ulrich Herzog von Württemberg (1 August 1936 – 7 June 2022) was the head of the House of Württemberg from 1975 to 2022.
Oct 30, 2014 · Christoph of Württemberg (1515 – 1568) ruled as duke of Württemberg from 1550 and until his death. Just after his birth his father was expelled from his dukedom, and Christoph grew up at the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in Insbruck; later he travelled through Europe in the entourage of his grandson Charles V.
Overview. Christoph of Württemberg. (1515—1568) Quick Reference. (1515–1568), Protestant ruler who established a model centralized Lutheran territorial church. Christoph was the son of Duke Ulrich of Württemberg and Sabine of Bavaria. Born on the eve of the ... From: Christoph of Württemberg in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation »
His son Duke Christopher (reigned 1550–68) set up a centralized state church and became the leader of German Protestantism; his judicial and civil reforms, which included recognition of the Estates’ control over finances, endured for two centuries.
