Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (German: Königreich Württemberg [ˌkøːnɪkʁaɪç ˈvʏʁtəmbɛʁk]) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existed from 1495 to 1805.[2] Prior to 1495, Württemberg was a county in the former Duchy of Swabia, which had dissolved after the death of Duke Conradin in 1268.
Kingdom of WürttembergKönigreich Württemberg (German)
- Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire
(1805–1806) - Member of the Confederation of the Rhine
(1806–1813) - Member of the German Confederation
(1815–1866) - Federal State of the German Empire
(1871–1918)
- Protestant (state religion)[1]
- Catholic
26 December 1805
30 November 1918
19,508 km2 (7,532 sq mi)
1,379,501
2,437,574
- Württemberg gulden
(1806–1873) - German gold mark
(1873–1914) - German Papiermark
(1914–1918)
Geography[edit]
The borders of the Kingdom of Württemberg, as defined in 1813, lay between 47°34' and 49°35' north and 8°15' and 10°30' east. The greatest distance north to south was 225 kilometres (140 mi) and the greatest east to west was 160 km (99 mi). The border had a total length of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) and the total area of the state was 19,508 km2 (7,532 sq mi).
The kingdom had borders with Bavaria on the east and south, with Baden in the north, west, and south. The southern part surrounded the Prussian province of Hohenzollern on most of its sides and touched on Lake Constance.
Government[edit]
Constitution[edit]
The Kingdom of Württemberg functioned as a constitutional monarchy within the German Empire, with four votes in the Federal Council (German: Bundesrat) and 17 in the Imperial Diet (German: Reichstag). The constitution rested on a law of 1819, amended in 1868, 1874, and 1906. The king received a civil list (annual grant) equivalent to 103,227 pounds sterling in the early 20th century.[7]
The kingdom possessed a centuries-old bicameral legislature known generally in English as the Estates of Württemberg. The upper chamber (German: Standesherren) comprised:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the : von Blume, Wilhelm (1922). "Württemberg". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 32 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. pp. 1089–1090.
