Duchy of Swabia

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medieval duchy stem duchy

The Duchy of Swabia was a major medieval stem duchy in southwestern Germany that played a key role in the politics and dynastic struggles of the Holy Roman Empire.

Aliases (3)
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval duchy →
stem duchy →
borderedBy Duchy of Bavaria →
Duchy of Franconia →
Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) →
surface form: "Kingdom of Burgundy"
capital Rottweil →
Stuttgart NERFINISHED →
Ulm NERFINISHED →
coatOfArms three black lions on a gold field →
continent Europe →
country Holy Roman Empire →
dissolved 1268 →
endTime 1268 →
ethnicGroup Swabians →
firstRuler Burchard II, Duke of Swabia →
followedBy Swabian Circle →
various Swabian territorial states →
governmentType feudal monarchy →
historicalEra Middle Ages →
inception early 10th century →
includedTerritory Alsace →
Baden →
Lake Constance region →
Duchy of Württemberg →
surface form: "Württemberg"

parts of present-day Alsace →
parts of present-day Switzerland →
languageUsed Middle High German →
lastRuler Conradin →
locatedIn Swabia (Bavaria) →
surface form: "Swabia"

southwestern Germany →
namedAfter Swabians →
partOf German stem duchies →
Holy Roman Empire →
Kingdom of Germany →
playedRoleIn dynastic struggles of the Holy Roman Empire →
politics of the Holy Roman Empire →
precededBy Germania Superior →
surface form: "Alamannia"

Duchy of Swabia →
surface form: "Duchy of Alamannia"
religion Roman Catholicism →
ruledByDynasty House of Babenberg →
surface form: "Babenberg dynasty"

Hohenstaufen dynasty →
House of Habsburg →
House of Welf →
House of Zähringen →
surface form: "Zähringen dynasty"
significantRuler Frederick I Barbarossa →
Frederick I, Duke of Swabia →
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia →
Philip of Swabia →
startTime circa 915 →
todayPartOf France →
Germany →
Switzerland →
Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frederick I Barbarossa → birthPlace → Duchy of Swabia →
Rudolf I of Germany → birthPlace → Duchy of Swabia →
House of Württemberg → hasMainTerritory → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
East Francia → hasTerritory → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia (Alemannia)"
Holy Roman Empire → includedTerritory → Duchy of Swabia →
Suebi → influencedToponym → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Duchy of Württemberg → locatedIn → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen → locatedIn → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Peasants’ War → location → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Swabia (Bavaria) → namedAfter → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
House of Hohenzollern → originatesFrom → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Duchy of Swabia → precededBy → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Duchy of Alamannia"
Hohenstaufen dynasty → region → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
House of Teck → region → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Hohenstaufen dynasty → ruledTerritory → Duchy of Swabia →
King of Württemberg → territorialExtent → Duchy of Swabia →
this entity surface form: "Swabia"
Ottonian dynasty → territoryIncludes → Duchy of Swabia →
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