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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.
- 1 September 1480, Leonberg
- House of Württemberg
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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Dec 7, 2023 · Ulrich V of Württemberg called "der Vielgeliebte" (the much loved) (1413 – 1 September 1480, in Leonberg), Count of Württemberg. He was the younger son of Count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Mömpelgard. Life
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Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480) Heinrich Heid von Winterthur. dated 1460. Related Content. Essays and timelines. Essay.
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.
- 6 November 1550 (aged 63), Tübingen
- Sabina of Bavaria
Hermann, of which very little is known, is probably a son of Hartmann, Count of Württemberg . Ulrich is believed to have been a cousin to Hartmann II, Count of Grüningen, and to have a paternal relation with Albert IV, Count of Dillingen. He was twice married. From his marriage to Mechthild of Baden, daughter of Hermann V, he had two ...
(Figures 1, 2). Moreover, heraldry and inscriptions incorpo-rated into the decoration identify both the crossbow’s origi-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