List of monarchs of Württemberg
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.
Counts of Württemberg to 1495
- Konrad I 1089–1122 (assumed)
- Konrad II 1110–1143 (assumed)
- Ludwig I 1143–1158
- Ludwig II 1166–1181
- Hartmann 1194–1240
- Ludwig III 1194–1226
- Ulrich I 1241–1265
- Ulrich II 1265–1279
- Eberhard I 1279–1325
- Ulrich III 1325–1344
- Co–rulers:
- Eberhard II the Jarrer 1344–1392 (alone from 1362)
- Ulrich IV 1344–1362
- Eberhard III 1392–1417
- Eberhard IV 1417–1419
- Ludwig I 1419–1450
- Ulrich V 1419–1442, called the much loved
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.
Württemberg-Stuttgart line
- Ulrich V, the much loved 1442–1480
- Eberhard VI 1480–1482, later Duke Eberhard II
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Württemberg-Urach line
- Ludwig I 1442–1450
- Ludwig II 1450–1457
- Eberhard V 1457–1495
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 1495–1803
| Name | Start term | End term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eberhard I | 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 | |
| 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.
Electors of Württemberg 1803–1806
| Name | Start term | End term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich II | 25 February 1803 | 1 January 1806 |
Kings of Württemberg 1806–1918
| Name | Start term | End term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich I | 1 January 1806 | 30 October 1816 | |
| Wilhelm I | 30 October 1816 | 25 June 1864 | |
| Karl | 25 June 1864 | 6 October 1891 | became a subordinate ruler in the German Empire in 1871 |
| Wilhelm II | 6 October 1891 | 29 November 1918 |
The King of Württemberg was overthrown 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 in the past, and 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.
Heads of the House of Württemberg since 1918
The legal line of succession of the house of Württemberg has continued to the present, although the house no longer plays any political role.
| Name | Start term | End term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Wilhelm II | 30 November 1918 | 2 October 1921 | |
| Duke Albrecht | 2 October 1921 | 31 October 1939 | |
| Duke Philipp | 31 October 1939 | 15 April 1975 | |
| Duke Carl | 15 April 1975 | present |
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