Württemberg (German pronunciation: [ˈvʏɐ̯təmˌbɛɐ̯k]), formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions of Swabia and Franconia.
Its traditional capital was Stuttgart. For short periods of time, the seat of the government was located in Ludwigsburg and Urach. The name of the dynasty and the state originates from a steep Stuttgart hill, close to Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. Now the region is part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
In 1633, Duke Eberhard III, who had just been declared to be of age, brought Württemberg into the Thirty Years' War as an ally of Sweden. After the battle of Nördlingen in 1634, Imperial troops occupied the duchy.
Württemberg in 1632[]
In the new timeline created by Grantville's arrival in 1631, Württemberg was affected by the maneuvering between Gustav Horn and Bernard of Saxe-Weimar. The Congress of Copenhagen called for it to become a major part of the proposed USE Province of Swabia. However, in May of 1635, a fatally injured Duke Eberhard willed the Duchy of Württemberg to its people.[n 1]
Eberhard's action would lead the Fourth of July Party to call for the creation of a republican Province of Württemberg.[1] Sometime in the latter half of 1635, Württemberg was admitted to the USE with its elected head of state formally holding the position of "Perpetual Regent" for the late Eberhard, who was named "Perpetual Duke".[2]
Notes[]
- ↑ The story of what led to this runs through "Window of Opportunity" in 1635: The Tangled Web.
References[]
- ↑ 1635: The Eastern Front, ch, 11
- ↑ Information is per the Grid. This does not appear to have been written about, and it is possible that the exact time frame is TBD.