Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach
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Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
. He was a son of count Eberhard IV
Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg
Eberhard IV of Württemberg , Count of Württemberg.-Life:He was elder son of Count Eberhard III and Antonia Visconti. On 13 November 1397 he became engaged to Henriette of Mömpelgard...
and Henriette of Montbéliard. He reigned from 1419 until 1450.
After the death of his father count Eberhard IV, he and his brother Ulrich V
Ulrich V, Count of Wurttemberg
Ulrich V of Württemberg called "der Vielgeliebte" , Count of Württemberg. He was the younger son of Count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Mömpelgard.-Life:...
were put under the tutelage from 1419 to 1426. Besides his mother Henriette of Montbéliard this guardianship was executed by officials, the so-called Regentschaftsrat (Regency Council).
After his coming of age he reigned Württemberg since 1426, first alone and later, starting in 1433, together with his brother Ulrich V. Ludwig was married to Mechthild of the Palatinate. The wedding was celebrated on October 21, 1436 in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. After Ulrich's wedding with Margarethe von Cleve, the two brothers agreed on the partition of Württemberg. This was first limited on four years. But finally was made permanent by the Treaty of Nürtingen
Treaty of Nürtingen
The Treaty of Nürtingen was a treaty in German history, signed on 25 January 1442. It divided the county of Württemberg between count Ludwig I and his brother count Ulrich V. The Stuttgart half went to Ulrich and included the cities of Cannstatt, Göppingen, Marbach, Neuffen, Nürtingen, Schorndorf...
, signed on January 23, 1442.
Ludwig received the part of Urach with the territories in the south and the west of the county, including the territories in Alsace.
After the death of Henriette of Montbéliard in 1444, Ludwig also obtained Montbéliard
Montbéliard
Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.-History:...
. Ludwig remodeled Urach into his residence and implemented an active policy to strengthen the monasteries in his realm of power.
He tried to align Württemberg more with the Wittelsbach and Habsburg dynasties. For example he supported duke Albert VI of Austria
Albert VI, Archduke of Austria
Albert VI , also known as the Prodigal, from the House of Habsburg was, with his elder brother Emperor Frederick III, an Archduke of Inner Austria from 1424 and of Austria from 1457 until his death...
in his fight against the Old Swiss Confederacy
Old Swiss Confederacy
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He died in 1450 as a result of the plague
Bubonic plague
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Children
Ludwig I and Mechthild of the Palatinate had the following children:- Mechthild (aft 1436 - 6 Jun 1495), married since 1454 with Louis II, Landgrave of HesseLouis II, Landgrave of HesseLouis II of Hesse , called Louis the Frank, was the Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1458 - 1471....
(1438–1471) - Ludwig IILudwig II, Count of Württemberg-UrachLudwig II , Count of Württemberg. The son of count Ludwig I and Mechthild of the Palatinate...
(3 Apr 1439 - 3 Nov 1457), since 1450 Count of Württemberg-Urach - Andreas (* 11.4 und † 19.5.1443)
- Eberhard VEberhard I, Duke of WürttembergEberhard I of Württemberg . From 1459 till 1495 he was Count Eberhard V. From July 1495 he was the first Duke of Württemberg. He is also known as Eberhard im Bart ....
(11 Dec 1445 - 24 Feb 1496), since 1457 count of Württemberg-Urach, since 1495 Duke Eberhard I. of Württemberg - Elisabeth (4 Oct 1447 - 3 Jun 1505), married since 1470 with Johann III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg in SaarbrückenSaarbrückenSaarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
(1423–1472), and since 1474 with Heinrich dem Älteren, Count zu Stolberg (1436–1511)
See also
- History of WürttembergHistory of WürttembergWürttemberg developed as a political entity in south-west Germany, with the core established around Stuttgart by Count Conrad . His descendants managed to expand Württemberg, surviving Germany's religious wars, changes in imperial policy, and invasions from France. The state had a basic...