Kingdom of Württemberg
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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.
Württemberg | |||||||||
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1495–1918 | |||||||||
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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Kingdom Of Württemberg Media
The Kingdom of Württemberg as it existed from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the end of World War I. From 1815 to 1866, it was a member of the German Confederation and from 1871 to 1918, it was a state in the German Empire.
Map of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Province of Hohenzollern in 1888