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  1. Ulrich was born in 1413, the youngest child of Count Eberhard IV and his wife Henriette, Countess of Mömpelgard. [5] Eberhard died unexpectedly of illness on 2 July 1419, while Ulrich and his older brother Ludwig were both minors. [6] Consequently, Henriette became their guardian, together with a regency council of 32 Württembergers.

  2. Apr 12, 2024 · Ulrich (born Feb. 8, 1487, Reichenweier, Alsace—died Nov. 6, 1550, Tübingen, Württemberg) was the duke of Württemberg (1498–1519, 1534–50), a prominent figure in the German religious Reformation. A grandson of Ulrich V, count of Württemberg, he succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II as duke of Württemberg in 1498, being declared of age in ...

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  4. 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 .

  5. Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480) Heinrich Heid von Winterthur. dated 1460. Related Content. Essays and timelines. Essay.

  6. Dated 1460 in the carved staghorn decoration, this is the earliest known dated crossbow in existence. The staghorn is inscribed with the coats of arms of Württemberg and Savoy, referring to the owner, Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480), and his third wife, Princess Marguerite of Savoy (1420–1479).

  7. nal owner, Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480), as well as the year in which it was made, 1460—information rarely known for any !fteenth-century object. The crossbow !rst received scholarly attention when its owner at the time, the noted British arms and armor scholar and collector Charles Alexander, baron de Cosson (1846–

  8. 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.

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