List of the rulers of Württemberg

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Wirtemberg Castle around 1600

The rulers of Württemberg are listed here. It should be noted that Wuerttemberg until 1806, when Duke Frederick II. To King Friedrich was appointed Wirtemberg said. Wirtemberg was a county until 1495 . It was made a kingdom by Napoleon in 1806 .

Men's

Surname Domination Remarks
Konrad I. around 1081-1110
Konrad II. around 1110–1143

Count

Surname Domination Remarks
Ludwig I. 1143-1158
Ludwig II. 1158-1181
Hartmann I. 1181-1240 The brothers Hartmann I. and Ludwig III. both carried the title "Graf von Wirtenberg" at the same time
Ludwig III. 1194-1241
Ulrich I. , the founder, with his thumb 1241-1265
Ulrich II. 1265-1279
Eberhard I. , the illustrious 1279-1325
Ulrich III. 1325-1344
Ulrich IV. 1344-1362 together with Eberhard II until his resignation in 1362
Eberhard II , Greiner, the long beard 1344-1392 until 1362 together with Ulrich IV.
Eberhard III. , the mildness 1392-1417
Eberhard IV. , The younger 1417-1419
Ludwig I. and Ulrich V. 1419-1426 under the tutelage of her mother, Henriette von Mömpelgard
Ludwig I. 1426-1442
Ulrich V. 1433-1442 together with Ludwig I.
Division of Württemberg through the Nürtingen Treaty

Stuttgart line

Surname Domination Remarks
Ulrich V. , the beloved 1442-1480
Eberhard VI. 1480-1482 later Duke Eberhard II.

Urach line

Surname Domination Remarks
Ludwig I. 1442-1450 married to Mechthild von der Pfalz
Ludwig II. 1450-1457
Eberhard V. , in the beard 1457-1482
Reunification of Württemberg through the Münsingen Treaty

United Württemberg

Surname Domination Remarks
Eberhard V. , in the beard 1482-1495 from 1495 as Duke Eberhard I , in a beard

Dukes

Surname Domination Remarks
Eberhard I. , in the beard 1495-1496
Eberhard II. 1496-1498
Ulrich 1498-1550 1519–1534 Duke Ulrich was expelled from the country. During this time, Württemberg fell under the rule of the House of Habsburg . The following governors were appointed: Wilhelm von Waldburg (1519–1525), Georg von Waldburg (1525–1531) and Philipp von Pfalz-Neuburg (1531–1534). With the Treaty of Kaaden , Duke Ulrich was allowed to rule over Württemberg again, but only as an Austrian afterlehen
Christoph 1550-1568
Ludwig 1568-1593
Friedrich I. 1593-1608 In 1599, Württemberg was transformed back into a direct imperial duchy
Johann Friedrich 1608-1628
Eberhard III. 1628-1674
Wilhelm Ludwig 1674-1677
Eberhard Ludwig 1677-1733 1677–1693 under the tutelage of his mother Magdalena Sibylla von Hessen-Darmstadt and his uncle, Duke Administrator Friedrich Carl von Württemberg-Winnental
Karl Alexander 1733-1737
Carl Eugene 1737-1793 1737–1738 under Duke Administrator Carl Rudolf von Württemberg-Neuenstadt
1738–1744 under Duke Administrator Carl Friedrich (1690–1761) von Württemberg-Oels
Ludwig Eugen 1793-1795
Friedrich Eugene 1795-1797
Friedrich II. 1797-1806 from January 1, 1806 as Friedrich König von Württemberg

Kings

Surname Domination Remarks
Friedrich 1806-1816
Wilhelm I. 1816-1864
Karl 1864-1891
Wilhelm II. 1891-1918
Dissolution of the monarchy after the First World War in 1918

Heads of the House of Württemberg

Name of the head of the house Period
Wilhelm Duke of Württemberg (previously King Wilhelm II of Württemberg) 1918-1921
Albrecht Duke of Württemberg 1921-1939
Philipp Albrecht Duke of Württemberg 1939-1975
Carl Duke of Württemberg 1975 – today

See also

literature

  • Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (ed.): The house of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 .
  • Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 .
  • Gerhard Raff: Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 2: The House of Württemberg from Duke Friedrich I to Duke Eberhard III. With the Stuttgart, Mömpelgard, Weiltingen, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Neuenbürg and Oels lines in Silesia. 4th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-12-8 .
  • Gerhard Raff: Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 3: The House of Württemberg from Duke Wilhelm Ludwig to Duke Friedrich Carl. With the lines Stuttgart, Winnental, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Neuenbürg, Mömpelgard, Oels, Bernstadt and Juliusburg in Silesia and Weiltingen. Hohenheim, Stuttgart / Leipzig 2002, ISBN 3-89850-084-5 / ISBN 978-3-943066-11-1 .
  • Gerhard Raff: Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 4: The House of Württemberg from Duke Eberhard Ludwig to Duke Carl Alexander. With the Stuttgart and Winnental lines. Landhege, Schwaigern 2015, ISBN 978-3-943066-39-5 .
  • Christoph Friedrich von Stälin : Wirtembergische history. In 2 volumes. Cotta, Stuttgart 1856, reprint: Akademische Verlags-Gesellschaft, Kettwig 19xx, ISBN 3-88851-301-4 .