Estates of Württemberg

The Estates of Württemberg (Württembergische Landstände) was the Estates of the Duchy of Württemberg, a bicameral parliament lasting from 1457 to 1918 except for 1802-15.

The parliament raised taxes for the counts, dukes and then kings of Württemberg, and discussed matters of public policy more widely in its later years.

The parliament comprised 2 chambers -

• The "Kammer der Standesherren" from the hereditary nobility or "First Chamber", and

• The "Kammer der Abgeordneten" from the commoners

It was succeeded in 1919-33 by the Landtag of the "Free People's State of Württemberg", a part of the Weimar Republic.

See also

• List of Presidents of the First Chamber of the Estates of Württemberg
• List of Presidents of the Second Chamber of the Estates of Württemberg
• History of Württemberg