This is a list of the rulers of the German state of Württemberg, originally a county and eventually a kingdom until the ruling dynasty was overthrown in 1918.
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The Treaty of Nürtingen divided the County of Württemberg into two separate lines. Württemberg-Stuttgart with the capital Stuttgart and Württemberg-Urach with the capital Urach.
The Treaty of Münsingen reunited the two separate Lines under Eberhard V in 1482. Eberhard obtained the title of Duke in 1495.
Dukes of Württemberg | ||||
Württemberg Dynasty | ||||
Image | Name | Began | Ended | Notes |
Eberhard I | 21 July 1495 | 24 February 1496 | ||
Eberhard II | 24 February 1496 | 11 June 1498 | ||
Ulrich | 11 June 1498 | January 1519 | Deposed | |
Württemberg annexed by Austria 1519–1534 | ||||
Ulrich | May 1534 | 6 November 1550 | Restored | |
Christoph | 6 November 1550 | 28 December 1568 | ||
Ludwig III | 28 December 1568 | 18 August 1593 | ||
Friedrich I | 18 August 1593 | 29 January 1608 | ||
Johann Friedrich | 29 January 1608 | 18 July 1628 | ||
Eberhard III | 18 July 1628 | 2 July 1674 | ||
Wilhelm Ludwig | 2 July 1674 | 23 June 1677 | ||
Eberhard Ludwig | 23 June 1677 | 31 October 1733 | ||
Karl Alexander | 31 October 1733 | 12 March 1737 | Also regent of Kingdom of Serbia from 1720 to 1733 | |
Karl Eugen | 12 March 1737 | 24 October 1793 | ||
Ludwig Eugen | 24 October 1793 | 20 May 1795 | ||
Friedrich Eugen | 20 May 1795 | 23 December 1797 | ||
Friedrich II | 23 December 1797 | 25 February 1803 |
In 1803, the Duke of Württemberg was raised to the rank of Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1806, the Empire was dissolved, and the Elector of Württemberg became an independent monarch with the title of King.
Elector of Württemberg | ||||
Württemberg Dynasty | ||||
Image | Name | Began | Ended | Notes |
Friedrich II | 25 February 1803 | 1 January 1806 |
The Holy Roman Empire came to an end in 1806. The Elector of Württemberg, allied to Napoleon I, anticipated its dissolution by becoming the ruler of an independent Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806.
Kings of Württemberg | ||||
Württemberg Dynasty | ||||
Image | Name | Began | Ended | Notes |
Frederick I Friedrich I |
1 January 1806 | 30 October 1816 | ||
William I Wilhelm I |
30 October 1816 | 25 June 1864 | Son of Frederick I. | |
Charles I Karl I |
25 June 1864 | 6 October 1891 | Son of William I. Became a subordinate ruler in the German Empire in 1871. | |
William II Wilhelm II |
6 October 1891 | 29 November 1918 | Nephew of Charles I. Last king of Württemberg. Lost his throne in the German revolutions of 1918. |
Because of a lack of male heirs under Salic law, on the death of Wilhelm II in 1921 the royal house had to reach back to the descendants of Friedrich II Eugen (ruled 1795–97). The line of the Duke of Urach was excluded because of a morganatic marriage back in 1800 by its forbear Duke William, and so the succession devolved to the younger branch of Altshausen.
Another morganatic descendant of Friedrich II Eugen was Mary of Teck (1867–1953), who married the British king George V when he was Duke of York.
The legal line of succession of the house of Württemberg has continued to the present, although the house no longer plays any political role. For later rulers, see List of Ministers-President of Württemberg.
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House of Württemberg
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Ruling house of Württemberg 11th century – 1918 |
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