Ulrich IV. (Württemberg)

Statue of Ulrich IV in the Stuttgart collegiate church

Ulrich IV. (* After 1315 ; † 1366 at Hohenneuffen Castle , Neuffen) was Count von Württemberg from 1344 to 1362 together with his brother Eberhard II .

Ulrich IV. Stood in the shadow of his brother Eberhard II during his reign. He therefore strove to partition the country for a time. Eberhard forced him to sign a house contract on December 3, 1361, in which he confirmed the indivisibility of the country. Soon afterwards, on May 1, 1362, Ulrich renounced his further participation in the government.

Ulrich IV married Countess Katharina von Helfenstein before 1350 . The marriage remained childless.

literature

• Wilfried Schöntag: Ulrich IV. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (ed.): The house of Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 36 f.
• 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 , pp. 167-171.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Ulrich III.	Count of Württemberg (with Eberhard II ) 1344–1362	Eberhard II.