Eberhard I of Württemberg also known as Eberhard im Bart was the first Duke of Württemberg. After the death of his older brother in 1459 he became the Count of Württemberg-Urach as Eberhard V. In 1482
Eberhard im Bart, 1492
Monument of Eberhard I in the Altes Schloss in Stuttgart
Barbara Gonzaga
Coat of arms of Eberhard I and his wife Barbara Gonzaga
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
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
…Johannes Nauclerus, a humanist and historian, served at his court. On 21 July 1495, at the Diet of Worms, the County of Württemberg was elevated to a Duchy. After Maximilian I's councilor, Veit von Wolkenstein, delivered a speech praising the House of Württemberg, Eberhard was dressed as an Herzog and…
Courtyard of the ducal palace at Ludwigsburg
Boundary stone between Baden and Württemberg