Württemberg

Württemberg was a Swabian county centred on Stuttgart, which entered its rulers' domains through marriage in 1251. Count Ulrich III ruled in 1337.

The county gained Montbéliard through betrothal and inheritance in 1397. Divided by the Treaty of Nürtingen in 1442, it was reunited under Eberhard V, who became duke in 1495. Duke Ulrich was expelled in 1519, but returned with Hessian help in 1534 and introduced the Reformation. Württemberg became an electorate in 1803 and a kingdom in 1806.