Eberhard IV of Württemberg (23 August 1388, in
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
– 2 July 1419, in
Waiblingen
Waiblingen (; Swabian: ''Woeblinge'') is a town in the southwest of Germany, located in the center of the densely populated Stuttgart region, directly neighboring Stuttgart. It is the capital and largest city of the Rems-Murr district. , Waibli ...
) was the ruling Count of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...
from 1417 until his death.
Life
He was elder son of Count
Eberhard III and
Antonia Visconti
Antonia Visconti (born after 1350, probably about 1360, Milan – 16 March 1405, Stuttgart) was Countess of Württemberg.
Family
Antonia was the tenth of 17 children of Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan. She was one of the 13 legitimately born ...
. On 13 November 1397 he became engaged to
Henriette of Mömpelgard
Henriette may refer to:
*Princess Henriette of France
*Henriette of Cleves
*Henriette Willemina Crommelin (1870-1957), Dutch labor leader and temperance reformer
*Henriette Dibon (1902–1989), French poet and short story writer.
*Henriette Hansen ...
. Henriette was the oldest daughter and main heiress of Henry of Mömpelgard, who died in 1396 one year before his father, Count
Stephan of Mömpelgard. Their marriage, which occurred in 1407 at the latest, caused the
county of Mömpelgard to become part of Württemberg. Eberhard IV also had a child with Agnes von
Dagersheim, (Elisabeth von Dagersheim X Conrad Lyher).
Eberhard IV took active part in management of the state from 1407. Starting 1409 he governed the county of
Mömpelgard together with Henriette. After the death of Eberhard III on 16 May 1417, he became the ruler of all of Württemberg. At the time of his death on 2 July 1419, Eberhard's two sons, Louis, who would later become Count
Louis I Louis I may refer to:
* Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor
* Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140)
* Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158)
* Louis I of Blois ( ...
, and Ulrich, later Count
Ulrich V, were only seven and six years old, respectively. A guardianship government of Henriette and up to 32 Württembergian councilors was instituted.
Family and children
He was married to
Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard
Henriette (1387 – 14 February 1444) was Sovereign Countess of Montbéliard from 1397 until 1444.
She was the daughter of Henry of Orbe (died 1396), and the heiress of her grandfather, Stephen, Count of Montbéliard. Her great-grandfather was H ...
and had two sons and a daughter:
# Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471), married
Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
#
Louis I of Württemberg (1412 – 24 September 1450,
Urach).
#
Ulrich V of Württemberg Ulrich (), is a German given name, derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements ''Othala rune, uodal-'' meaning "(noble) heritage" and ''-rich'' meaning "rich, powerful". Attested from the 8th century as th ...
(1413 – 1 September 1480,
Leonberg
Leonberg (; swg, Leaberg) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district (''Landkr ...
).
Ancestors
References
''This article is translated from that on the German Wikipedia''
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1388 births
1419 deaths
15th-century counts of Württemberg
Nobility from Stuttgart