Ludwig I of Württemberg ( 1098 – 1158) was Count of
Wirtemberg. He reigned from 1143 until 1158 as the third ruler of Württemberg and first in his family line to do so. He acted as a member of the courts for
Emperor Conrad III
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and
Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.
Ludwig I is supposed to have been the son of
Konrad II and his wife Hadelwig. Together with his brother Emicho he appears from 1134 till 1154 respective 1139 till 1154 at the court of king
Konrad III and emperor
Friedrich I, Barbarossa. He presumably was
Vogt
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of the
Denkendorf monastery.
References
1090s births
1158 deaths
12th-century counts of Württemberg
Year of birth uncertain
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