Kingdom of Württemberg

Also known as Württemberg

kingdom in Central Europe between 1806–1918, from January 1871 part of the German Empire

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The Kingdom of Württemberg was a German state in Central Europe that existed from 1806 to 1918, becoming part of the newly unified German Empire starting in 1871. It matters historically as one of the significant regional kingdoms that formed the foundation of modern Germany during the 19th century.

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Demonym: Württembergian
Population: 2437574
Area: 19508

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Commons category: Württemberg
inception: 1806-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1918-11-06
native label: Königreich Württemberg

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The Kingdom of Württemberg (German: Königreich Württemberg [ˌkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈvʏʁtəmbɛʁk]) was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918, occupying territory in what is now the southern German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom emerged during the period of territorial reorganisation that followed the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, when the Electorate of Württemberg was elevated to royal status as part of Napoleon’s restructuring of the German lands.

The Kingdom of Württemberg was the legal and political successor to the Electorate of Württemberg, which itself had been created in 1803 during the process of German mediatization (Reichsdeputationshauptschluss), when numerous ecclesiastical territories and free imperial cities were secularised and incorporated into larger territorial states. Duke Frederick II of Württemberg was raised to the dignity of Elector (Kurfürst) in 1803, substantially enlarging his territory through the annexation of former imperial cities and church lands.