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- Eberhard VI/II (1 February 1447 (?) in Waiblingen – 17 February 1504 at Lindenfels Castle) was a German nobleman. He was Count of Württemberg-Stuttgart from 1480 to 1496 as Eberhard VI, then Duke of Württemberg from 1496 to June 1498 as Eberhard II.
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Coat of arms adopted by Eberhard I in 1495 on the occasion of the elevation of Württemberg to a duchy. Eberhard I of Württemberg (11 December 1445 – 24 February 1496) was known as Count Eberhard V from 1459 to 1495, and from July 1495 he was the first Duke of Württemberg. He is also known as Eberhard im Bart (Eberhard the Bearded).
- 11 December 1445
- Himself as Duke
- 1459 - 21 July 1495
- Ludwig I
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]
- Stuttgart
- Swabian German
- County
- Roman Catholic
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- Stuttgart, Württemberg
- March 13, 1265
- "Eberhard "the Illustrious" von Württemberg"
- Stuttgart, Württemberg, Deutschland (HRR)
EBERHARD, surnamed Im Bart ( Barbatus ), count and afterwards duke of Württemberg (1445–1496), was the second son of Louis I., count of Württemberg-Urach (d. 1450), and succeeded his elder brother Louis II. in 1457.
Eberhard VI/II (1 February 1447 (?) in Waiblingen – 17 February 1504 at Lindenfels Castle) was a German nobleman. He was Count of Württemberg-Stuttgart from 1480 to 1496 as Eberhard VI, then Duke of Württemberg from 1496 to June 1498 as Eberhard II.
- 1 February 1447, Waiblingen
- 17 February 1504 (aged 57), Lindenfels Castle
- Collegiate church of Heidelberg
- House of Württemberg
In 1311, following the destruction of their family castle and the family graves in Beutelsbach Abbey, Count Eberhard I the Illustrious (r. 1279-1325) shifted his residence to Stuttgart. From then on, the Old Castle was to remain the main residence of the rulers of Württemberg for 400 years. The stronghold becomes a castle.
Eberhard VI/II (February 1, 1447 (?) in Waiblingen– February 17, 1504 at Lindenfels Castle) was a German nobleman. He was Count of Württemberg-Stuttgart from 1480 to 1496 as Eberhard VI, and later Duke of Württemberg from 1496 until his death as Eberhard II.
