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WÜRTTEMBERG. Ulrich von Württemberg (1487–1550) is undoubtedly one of the most prominent, but also most controversial figures in Württemberg's history. His fate is closely tied to that of his duchy, which he temporarily lost. He brought the Reformation to Württemberg and dissolved the Hirsau Monastery.
Ulrich von Württemberg (* 8. Februar 1487 in Reichenweier (Riquewihr), Elsass; † 6. November 1550 in Tübingen) war 1498–1519 und 1534–1550 der dritte regierende Herzog von Württemberg. Er war der erste protestantische Fürst seines Territoriums. Ihn besang in lateinischer Sprache Johann Pedius Tethinger .
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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
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Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (Herzog von Württemberg), 1498-1519 and 1534-1550, was b. 8 February 1487 and given the name Eitel Heinrich (his name was changed to Ulrich in 1493). He was the son of Heinrich of Württemberg, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (d. 1519) and Elisabeth von Zweibrücken-Bitsch (d. 1487), who died shortly after his birth.
Robert Uhland (Hrsg.): 900 Jahre Haus Württemberg. Leben und Leistung für Land und Volk. Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-17-008536-0; Gerhard Raff: Hie gut Wirtemberg allewege I. Das Haus Württemberg von Graf Ulrich dem Stifter bis Herzog Ludwig. Mit einer Einleitung von Hansmartin Decker-Hauff. Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-89850-110-8
Brief Life History of Ulrich. When Conde Ulrich von Wuerttemberg was born on 9 January 1342, in Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Conde Eberhard von Württemberg II, was 26 and his mother, Elisabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen princess of saxony, was 18. He married Elisabeth von Nürnberg-Hohenzollern on 26 April 1362, in Munich ...
Ulrich von Württemberg (1487–1550) zählt zweifellos zu den herausragenden, aber auch umstrittensten Personen der württembergischen Landesgeschichte. Sein Schicksal war untrennbar mit dem seines Herzogtums verknüpft, das er zeitweise verlor. Er führte die Reformation ein, was die Auflösung der Hirsauer Klosterlebens zur Folge hatte.
