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County Of Württemberg
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. It later became a duchy and, after the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom. Etymology This county was named after a hill of the same name in the district of Untertürkheim in Rotenberg, Stuttgart, on which Wattenberg Castle stood until 1819. Until about 1350, the county appeared in records only with the spelling "Wirtenberg". History The House of Württemberg first appeared in the late 11th century. The first family member mentioned in records was Konrad I, in 1081, who is believed to have built the castle. The Württembergs became counts in the 12th century. In 1250, the House of Hohenstaufen's reign over the Duchy of Swabia ended; this allowed the Württembergs to expand their territory to include the duchy. Stutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untertürkheim
Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 632,865 as of 2022, making it the list of cities in Germany by population, sixth largest city in Germany, while over 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and nearly 5.5 million people in Stuttgart Metropolitan Region, its metropolitan area, making it the metropolitan regions in Germany, fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, top 5 Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich V, Count Of Württemberg
Ulrich V (14131 September 1480), nicknamed the Much-Loved (), was County of Württemberg, Count of Württemberg from 1419 and then count of Württemberg-Stuttgart until his death in 1480. Life Ulrich was born in 1413, the youngest child of Count Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg, Eberhard IV and his wife Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard, Henriette, Countess of Mömpelgard. Eberhard died unexpectedly of illness on 2 July 1419, while Ulrich and his older brother Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach, Ludwig were both minors. Consequently, Henriette became their guardian, together with a regency council of 32 Württembergers. Ludwig reached maturity in 1426 and thereafter ruled alone until 1433 when Ulrich was admitted to the government. After some years of common government Ulrich wed Margaret of Cleves (1416-1444), Margaret of Cleves and put through the division of the county. This was confirmed 23 April 1441. Ulrich received the eastern and northern parts with the capital in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriette, Countess Of Montbéliard
Henriette (1387 – 14 February 1444) was Sovereign Countess of Montbéliard from 1397 until 1444. She was the daughter of Henry of Orbe (died 1396), and the heiress of her grandfather, Stephen of Montfaucon, Stephen, Count of Montbéliard. Her great-grandfather was Henry I, Count of Montbéliard, Henry I of Montbéliard. She married Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg and governed the city of Montbéliard together with her husband. It was because of this marriage that Montbéliard became a part of Württemberg. At his death in 1419, she took over the regency for her son Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, Ulrich. In 1422 her daughter Anna (1408–1471, Countess of Katzenelnbogen), married Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen in Darmstadt, one of the most magnificent medieval weddings, with a dowry of . Family and children She was married to Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg and had two sons and a daughter: # Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471), married Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard IV, Count Of Württemberg
Eberhard IV (2July 1419), called the Younger (), was Count of Württemberg from 1417 until his death in 1419. Life Eberhard was born around 1388, the only surviving child of Count Eberhard III and his first wife Antonia Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti. On 13 November 1397 he became engaged to Henriette of Mömpelgard. Henriette was the oldest daughter and main heiress of Henry of Mömpelgard, who died in 1396 one year before his father, Count Stephan of Mömpelgard. Their marriage, which occurred in 1407 at the latest, caused the county of Mömpelgard to become part of Württemberg. Eberhard IV also had a child with Agnes von Dagersheim, (Elisabeth von Dagersheim X Conrad Lyher). Eberhard took active part in management of the state from 1407. Starting 1409 he governed the county of Mömpelgard together with Henriette. After the death of Eberhard III on 16 May 1417, he became the ruler of all of Württemberg. At the time of his death on 2 July 1419, Eberhard's two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Montbéliard
The Princely County of Montbéliard (; ), was a prince, princely Graf, county of the Holy Roman Empire seated in the city of Montbéliard in the present-day Franche-Comté region of France. From 1444 onwards it was held by the House of Württemberg. It had full voting rights in the Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire), Reichstag. History The county was established in 1042 by Emperor Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry III on the territory of the County of Burgundy, part of the Kingdom of Burgundy-Arles, Kingdom of Burgundy, a constituent of the Empire since 1033. It was led by a line of Counts of Montbéliard descending from Conrad's vassal Louis, Count of Montbéliard, Louis of Mousson in Lorraine (duchy), Upper Lorraine, husband of Countess Sophie of Bar, and their successors from the Dieulouard, Scarpone family. In 1163 Lord Amadeus II of Montfaucon, Amadeus II of Montfaucon, Doubs, Montfaucon became Count of Montbéliard by marriage to Sophie, daughter of Count Theodoric II, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard III, Count Of Württemberg
Eberhard III (16 May 1417), nicknamed the Mild (), was County of Württemberg, Count of Württemberg from 1392 until his death in 1417. Life Eberhard was born in 1364, probably in Stuttgart, to and , daughter of Emperor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV. Ulrich, who was expected to inherit the County from his father, Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg, Eberhard II, was killed at the during Württemberg's struggle with the Swabian League of Cities. Consequently, Eberhard succeeded upon his grandfather's death on 15 March 1392. Eberhard's reign was noted by a peace-preserving policy of alliances with the neighboring principalities and imperial towns. Examples are an alliances with 14 Upper-Swabian towns, concluded 27 August 1395 and the Marbachs alliance in 1405. An important military success was the victory against the ''Schlegel-Gesellschaft'' in 1395 near Heimsheim. Eberhard's most significant and long-lasting territorial acquisition was the County of Montbéliard in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard II, Count Of Württemberg
Eberhard II (131515 March 1392), nicknamed the Quarrelsome (), was Count of Württemberg from 1344 until his death in 1392. He ruled Württemberg alongside his brother, Ulrich IV, before forcing him out of power in 1362. Life Eberhard was born in 1315, the eldest son of Count Ulrich III and his wife Sophie (died 1344), daughter of Theobald of Ferrette. Eberhard married , daughter of Count Henry of Henneberg-Schleusingen, before 17 September 1342. The marriage produced two children: and Sophie (died 1369), who married John I, Duke of Lorraine in 1361. Ulrich married Elisabeth of Bavaria, daughter of Emperor Louis IV, but was killed at the Battle of Döffingen in 1388. Following the death of Ulrich III in 1344, Eberhard and brother Ulrich IV governed together. However, Eberhard proved the more assertive and energetic of the two, giving his brother little influence in the administration of Württemberg. Ulrich began pressing for a division of the county in 1352, possibly at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich III, Count Of Württemberg
Ulrich III (1286/129111 July 1344) was County of Württemberg, Count of Württemberg from 1325 until his death in 1344. Life Ulrich was born between 1286 and 1291 to Count Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg, Eberhard I and an uncertain mother, either Margarethe of Lorraine (died before 1296) or Irmengard of Baden (died after 1320). He was already strongly involved in the administration of Württemberg during the reign of his father. For example, in 1319 he negotiated a treaty with King Frederick the Fair. He renewed this treaty after becoming count in 1325, when Württemberg had temporarily joined sides with Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV. Both Louis and Frederick claimed power in the Holy Roman Empire at this time. After their reconciliation it was possible for Ulrich to be bound closely to the Holy Roman Empire, even after the death of Frederick I. This and his regional policy of pacts and acquisitions helped strongly to enlarge Württemberg's territory substantially. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margraviate Of Baden
The Margraviate of Baden () was a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Spread along the right banks of the Upper Rhine in south-western Germany, it was named a margraviate in 1112 and existed until 1535, when it was split into the two margraviates of Baden-Durlach and Baden-Baden. The two parts were reunited in 1771 under Margrave Charles Frederick, even if the three parts of the state maintained their distinct seats to the Reichstag.Votes number 58 Baden, 60 Durlach, 62 Höchberg. The restored Margraviate of Baden was elevated to the status of electorate in 1803. In 1806, the Electorate of Baden, receiving territorial additions, became the Grand Duchy of Baden. The rulers of Baden, known as the House of Baden, were a line of the Swabian House of Zähringen. States and territories disestablished in 1803 History During the 11th century, the Duchy of Swabia lacked a powerful central authority and was under the control of various comital dynasties, the stronges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich I, Count Of Württemberg
Ulrich I (25 February 1265), nicknamed the Founder (), was Count of Württemberg from 1241 until his death in 1265. Life Ulrich's relation to his predecessors is uncertain. The historian Hansmartin Decker Hauff labelled Ulrich as a son of Hermann of Württemberg and Irmengard of Ulten. 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 daughters, and a son, who succeeded him as Ulrich II. From his second marriage to Agnes of Schlesien-Liegnitz, he had another son, Eberhard I, and possibly another daughter. Count of Württemberg The argument between Emperor Frederick II and the Popes Gregory IX and Innocent IV had effects on conditions in the duchy of Swabia, of which Württemberg was a part. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynasty's most prominent rulers – Frederick I (1155), Henry VI (1191) and Frederick II (1220) – ascended the imperial throne and also reigned over Italy and Burgundy. The non-contemporary name of 'Hohenstaufen' is derived from the family's Hohenstaufen Castle on Hohenstaufen mountain at the northern fringes of the Swabian Jura, near the town of Göppingen. Under Hohenstaufen rule, the Holy Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent from 1155 to 1268. Name The name Hohenstaufen was first used in the 14th century to distinguish the 'high' (''hohen'') conical hill named Staufen in the Swabian Jura (in the district of Göppingen) from the village of the same name in the valley below. The new name was applied to the hill castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
