Kingdom of Württemberg
kingdom in Central Europe between 1806–1918, from January 1871 part of the German Empire
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Württemberg [ˈvʏɐtɛmˌbeɐk], formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia. It was originally a Duchy but was raised to a Kingdom in 1806.
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![]() Württemberg, shown within the German Empire (1871–1918) | |||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) | ||||||||
Capital | Stuttgart | ||||||||
Common languages | Swabian German | ||||||||
Religion | Lutheran | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• ca 1089–1122 (first count) | Conrad I | ||||||||
• 1457–96 (first duke from 1495) | Eberhard I (V) | ||||||||
• 1797–1816 (first king from 1806) | Frederick I (III) | ||||||||
• 1891–1918 (last king, died 1921) | William II | ||||||||
Standesherren | |||||||||
Abgeordnetenhaus | |||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
before 1081 | |||||||||
1442 1495 | |||||||||
1482 | |||||||||
• Raised to duchy | 1495 | ||||||||
• Raised to electorate | 1803 | ||||||||
• Raised to kingdom | 1806 | ||||||||
November 9, 1918 1918 | |||||||||
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