Duchy of Swabia
Duchy of Swabia | |||||||||||||||||||
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915–1313 | |||||||||||||||||||
Staufer arms (13th century)
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![]() The Duchy of Swabia within the German Kingdom around the start of the 11th century | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() Map showing the territories of Upper Burgundy (green) and the Duchy of Swabia (orange) | |||||||||||||||||||
Status |
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Capital | None | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Feudal Duchy | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||||
• Proclaimed | 915 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Duchy discontinued | 1268 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Duchy resurrected for the Habsburgs | 1289 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1313 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Duchy of Swabia (German: Herzogtum Schwaben) was one of the five stem duchies of medieval Germany. It started in the 10th century in the southwestern area that had been settled by Alemanni tribes in Late Antiquity era.