Duchy of Württemberg
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The Duchy of Württemberg was a duchy located in the south-western part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1495 to 1803. The dukedom's long survival for over three c
Courtyard of the ducal palace at Ludwigsburg
Boundary stone between Baden and Württemberg
Frederick I of Württemberg
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Frederick I was the ruler of Württemberg from 1797 to his death. He was the last duke of Württemberg from 1797 to 1803 and then the only elector of Württemberg from 1803 to 1806. With the approval of
Duchy of Württemberg
…Common languages Swabian German Religion Roman Catholic Lutheran Demonym Württemberger Government Duchy Duke • 1495–1496 Eberhard I (first) • 1797–1803 Frederick III (last) Historical era Early modern Napoleonic • Diet of Worms 21 July 1495 • Poor Conrad May 1514 • Raised to Electorate 1803 Population • 1700 320,000…
Portrait by Johann Baptist Seele
Copy by Georg Friedrich Erhardt of an English portrait of Frederick as a young man
Augusta of Brunswick
'The Bridal Night' by James Gilray, satirising Frederick's marriage to the Princess Royal