Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach
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| Ludwig I | |
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Henriette of Mömpelgard (1419–1426) | |
| Count of Württemberg-Urach | |
| Reign | 25 January 1442 – 23/24 September 1450 |
| Successor | Ludwig II |
| Born | before 31 October 1412 |
| Died | 23/24 September 1450 Bad Urach, Württemberg |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | 5, including Ludwig II and Eberhard V |
| House | Württemberg |
| Father | Eberhard IV |
| Mother | Henriette of Mömpelgard |
Ludwig I (before 31 October 1412 – 23/24 September 1450) was Count of Württemberg from 1419 and then count of Württemberg-Urach until his death in 1450.
Life
Ludwig was born before 31 October 1412, the eldest son of Count Eberhard IV and his wife Henriette, Countess of Mömpelgard.[1] Eberhard died unexpectedly of illness on 2 July 1419, while Ludwig and his younger brother Ulrich were both minors.[2] Consequently, Henriette became their guardian, together with a regency council of 32 Württembergers.[3]
After his coming of age, Ludwig reigned in Württemberg since 1426. He first reigned alone and later, starting in 1433, together with his brother Ulrich V. Ludwig was married to
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. 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
Ludwig died of the plague on 23 or 24 September 1450 in Bad Urach.[1]
Children
Ludwig I and Mechthild of the Palatinate had the following children:
- Mechthild (aft 1436 – 6 June 1495), married since 1454 with Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse(1438–1471)
- Ludwig II (3 April 1439 – 3 November 1457), since 1450 Count of Württemberg-Urach
- Andreas (* 11.4 und † 19.5.1443)
- Eberhard V (11 December 1445 – 24 February 1496), since 1457 count of Württemberg-Urach, since 1495 Duke Eberhard I. of Württemberg
- Elisabeth (4 October 1447 – 3 June 1505), married since 1470 with Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken in Saarbrücken(1423–1472), and since 1474 with Heinrich dem Älteren, Count zu Stolberg (1436–1511)
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See also
References
- ^ a b Sönke et al. 1997, pp. 80–83, "Württemberg-Urach, Ludwig I., Graf".
- ^ Schneider, Eugen (1896). Württembergische Geschichte (in German). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzlerscher Verlag. p. 51. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Fritz, Thomas (19 April 2018). "Graf Ulrich V. von Württemberg, gen. der Vielgeliebte (1413-1480)". stadtlexikon-stuttgart.de (in German). Stadtarchiv Stuttgart. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
Bibliography
- Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
External links
Media related to Ludwig I at Wikimedia Commons
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