Württemberg
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| Württemberg | |||||
| State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) | |||||
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| Capital | Stuttgart | ||||
| Language(s) | Swabian German | ||||
| Religion | Lutheran | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
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| - ca 1089–1122 (first count) | Conrad I | ||||
| - 1457–96 (first duke from 1495) |
Eberhard I (V) |
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| - 1797–1816 (first king from 1806) |
Frederick I (III) |
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| - 1891–1918 (last king, died 1921) |
William II |
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| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||
| - County founded by Conrad I |
before 1081 |
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| - Treaty of Nürtingen divides county |
1442 11th century |
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| - Treaty of Münsingen reunites county |
1482 |
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| - Raised to duchy | 1495 | ||||
| - Raised to electorate | 1803 | ||||
| - Raised to kingdom | 1806 | ||||
| - Monarchy overthrown | November 9, 1918 1918 | ||||
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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.
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