Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg

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Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg was a late 15th-century German noble who transformed Württemberg into a duchy and strengthened its political and territorial unity within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German nobleman
duke
human
member of the House of Württemberg
ruler
alsoKnownAs Eberhard im Bart
Eberhard
surface form: Eberhard the Bearded
associatedWithCity Tübingen
associatedWithRegion Duchy of Swabia
surface form: Swabia
burialPlace Stiftskirche Tübingen
surface form: Collegiate Church of St. George, Tübingen

Tübingen
centuryOfActivity 15th century
late Middle Ages
coatOfArms Arms of the House of Württemberg
surface form: Coat of arms of the House of Württemberg
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1445-12-11
dateOfDeath 1496-02-24
elevatedTerritoryTo Duchy of Württemberg
father Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach
founded Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
givenName Eberhard
house House of Württemberg
knownFor loyalty to the Holy Roman Emperor
strengthening political and territorial unity of Württemberg
transforming Württemberg into a duchy
languageSpoken German
mother Mechtild of the Palatinate
surface form: Mechthild of the Palatinate
name Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg self-link
nobleRank count
duke
nobleTitle Count of Württemberg
Duke of Württemberg
partOf Holy Roman Empire
patronage University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth County of Württemberg
Urach (earlier period)
surface form: Urach
placeOfDeath Duchy of Württemberg
Tübingen
politicalRole imperial prince of the Holy Roman Empire
previousTerritorialStatus County of Württemberg
realm Württemberg
reignAsCountFrom 1459
reignAsCountTo 1495
reignAsDukeFrom 1495
reignAsDukeTo 1496
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Elevation of Württemberg from county to duchy in 1495
Reunification of Württemberg-Urach and Württemberg-Stuttgart lines
spouse Barbara Gonzaga
yearFounded 1477

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House of Württemberg notableMember Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
Duchy of Württemberg significantRuler Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
Count of Württemberg titleHolder Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
this entity surface form: Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg
Count of Württemberg EberhardVLaterTitle Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
Count Eberhard im Bart title Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg
subject surface form: Eberhard im Bart
Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg name Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg self-link
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg predecessor Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg