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List of monarchs of Württemberg

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Monarchy of Württemberg
State
William II
Details
StyleHis Majesty
First monarchConrad I (as Count)
Last monarchWilliam II (as King)
Formation1081
Abolition30 November 1918
AppointerHereditary
Pretender(s)Wilhelm, Duke of Württemberg
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg, 1806-1817

This is a list of monarchs of Württemberg, containing the Counts, Dukes, Electors, and Kings who reigned over different territories named Württemberg from the beginning of the County of Württemberg in the 11th century to the end of the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1918.

Counts and Dukes of Württemberg

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Partitions of Württemberg under Württemberg rule

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County of Württemberg
(1089-1442)
       County of
Stuttgart

(1442–1482)
County of
Montbéliard

(Stuttgart line,
1st creation)

(1473–1482)
County of
Urach

(1442–1482)
      
County of
Montbéliard

(1526-1593)[1]
County of Württemberg (1482-1495)
Raised to:
Duchy of Württemberg
(1495-1803)[2]
(Urach line until 1495; Stuttgart line until 1498)
(Montbéliard line until 1733)
       Duchy of
Weitlingen

(1588-1705)
      
County of
Montbéliard

(1617-1723)
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Duchy of
Neuenstadt

(1st creation)
(1617–1631)
(Winnental line
from 1733)
       Duchy of
Oels

(1635-1792)
(Wilhelminort line
from 1761)
      
Duchy of
Neuenstadt

(2nd creation)
(1649-1742)
      
Duchy of
Winnental

(1677-1733)
                    
              Duchy of
Wilhelminort

(1704-1761)
             
             
      
             
       Annexed to the
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Table of monarchs

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Elector of Württemberg, 1803–1806

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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
(Birth–Death)
Began Ended Notes
Frederick I
Friedrich I
(1754–1816)
25 February 1803 6 August 1806 The first and only Elector of Württemberg.

Kings of Württemberg, 1806–1918

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The Holy Roman Empire came to an end in 1806. The Elector of Württemberg, allied to Napoleon, anticipated its dissolution by becoming the ruler of an independent Kingdom of Württemberg in 1806.

Kings of Württemberg
Württemberg Dynasty
Image Name
(Birth–Death)
Began Ended Notes
Frederick I
Friedrich I
(1754–1816)
1 January 1806 30 October 1816
William I
Wilhelm I
(1781–1864)
30 October 1816 25 June 1864 Son of Frederick I.
Charles I
Karl I
(1823–1891)
25 June 1864 6 October 1891 Son of William I. Became a subordinate ruler in the German Empire after the Unification of Germany in 1871.
William II
Wilhelm II
(1848–1921)
6 October 1891 30 November 1918 Nephew of Charles I. The last King of Württemberg. Abdicated in the German Revolution of 1918–1919.

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 forebear 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Revived in 1526-34 (2nd creation), 1542-50 (3rd creation) and 1553-93 (4th creation)
  2. ^ Annexed to Austria in 1519-34
  3. ^ Annexed to France in 1676-1684
  4. ^ This fact is from coins produced under his premiership - details are available here
  5. ^ Probably styled I in reference to the numbering in the county of Montbéliard; there was only one Louis, who ruled in the 11th century and to whom no numbering is usually attributed. Louis should be numbered IV in Württemberg.
  6. ^ a b When raised as dukes, the counting of the rulers restarted.
  7. ^ During captivity, Henry was treated very badly, allegedly including a mock execution.
  8. ^ Some authors inexplicably give him the number III, which would only be applicable if numberings of counts were valid for the dukes, which doesn't seem to be the case, as seen with the dukes named Eberhard.
  9. ^ Numbered II as Duke of Oels; Charles Frederick I (of Podebrady) was the father-in-law of Silvius I Nimrod.