County of Württemberg
The County of Württemberg was a historical territory with origins in the realm of the House of Württemberg, the heart of the old Duchy of Swabia. Its capital was Stuttgart. From the 12th century until 1495, it was a county within the Holy Roman Empire. It later became a duchy and, after the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom.
County of Württemberg | |||||||||
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Division of Württemberg by the Treaty of Nürtingen | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Stuttgart | ||||||||
| Common languages | Swabian German | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||
| Count of Württemberg | |||||||||
• ca 1089–1122 (first count) | Conrad I | ||||||||
• 1457–96 (last count) | Eberhard V | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
before 1081 1083 | |||||||||
• Treaty of Nürtingen divides county | 1442 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Münsingen reunites county | 1482 | ||||||||
• Raised to duchy | 1495 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
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