Kingdom of Württemberg facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Württemberg
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 Flag of the Kingdom of Württemberg
 Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg
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Württemberg, shown within the German Empire (1871–1918)
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| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire (until 1806) | ||||||||
| Capital | Stuttgart | ||||||||
| Common languages | Swabian German | ||||||||
| Religion | Lutheran | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• ca 1089–1122 (first count)
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Conrad I | ||||||||
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• 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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| Abgeordnetenhaus | |||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 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
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1495 | ||||||||
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• Raised to electorate
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1803 | ||||||||
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• Raised to kingdom
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1806 | ||||||||
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• Monarchy overthrown
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November 9, 1918 1918 | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Württemberg was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existed from 1495 to 1805.
Prior to 1495, Württemberg was a County in the former Duchy of Swabia, which had dissolved after the death of Duke Conradin in 1268. The total area of the state was 19,508 km2 (7,532 sq mi).
Under the terms of a military convention of 25 November 1870, the troops of Württemberg formed the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Corps of the Imperial German Army.
The kingdom had borders with Bavaria on the east and south, with Baden in the north, west, and south. The southern part surrounded the Prussian province of Hohenzollern on most of its sides and touched on Lake Constance.
Images for kids
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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.
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The Crown of Württemberg
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Map of the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Province of Hohenzollern in 1888
See also
In Spanish: Reino de Wurtemberg para niños
