Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg

Count of Württemberg (1388–1419)

HouseWürttembergFatherEberhard IIIMotherAntonia Visconti

Eberhard IV (c. 1388 – 2 July 1419), called the Younger (German: der Jüngere), was Count of Württemberg from 1417 until his death in 1419.

Life

Eberhard was born around 1388, the only surviving child of Count Eberhard III and his first wife Antonia Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.^[1]^[2] On 13 November 1397 he became engaged to Henriette of Mömpelgard. Henriette was the oldest daughter and main heiress of Henry of Mömpelgard, who died in 1396 one year before his father, Count Stephan of Mömpelgard. Their marriage, which occurred in 1407 at the latest, caused the county of Mömpelgard to become part of Württemberg.^[3] Eberhard IV also had a child with Agnes von Dagersheim, (Elisabeth von Dagersheim X Conrad Lyher).

Eberhard took active part in management of the state from 1407. Starting 1409 he governed the county of Mömpelgard together with Henriette. After the death of Eberhard III on 16 May 1417, he became the ruler of all of Württemberg. At the time of his death on 2 July 1419, Eberhard's two sons, Ludwig, who would later become Count Ludwig I, and Ulrich, later Count Ulrich V, were only seven and six years old, respectively. A guardianship government of Henriette and up to 32 Württembergian councilors was instituted.

Family and children

Eberhard was married to Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard and they had:

Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471), married Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
Ludwig I of Württemberg (1412 – 24 September 1450, Urach).
Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413 – 1 September 1480, Leonberg).

Ancestors

Ancestors of Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg

8. Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg

4. Ulrich, Count of Württemberg

9. Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen

2. Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg

10. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

5. Elizabeth of Bavaria, Countess of Württemberg

11. Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut

1. Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg

12. Stefano Visconti

6. Bernabò Visconti

13. Valentina Doria

3. Antonia Visconti

14. Mastino II della Scala

7. Beatrice Regina della Scala

15. Taddea da Carrara

References

Citations

^ Sönke et al. 1997, pp. 39–42, "Württemberg, Eberhard III., Graf".
^ Sönke et al. 1997, pp. 74–77, "Württemberg, Eberhard IV., Graf".
^ Debard 1980, p. 16.

Bibliography

Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
Debard, Jean-Marc (1980). Les monnaies de la principauté de Montbéliard du 16e au 18e siècles: Essai de Numismatique et d'Histoire Economique (in French). Annales Litteraires de l'Universite de Besancon.

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German nobility
Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg House of Württemberg Born: c. 1388 Died: 2 July 1419
Preceded by Eberhard III	Count of Mömpelgard 1409–1419	Succeeded by Henriette of Mömpelgard
Preceded by Eberhard III	Count of Württemberg 1417–1419	Succeeded by Ludwig I and Ulrich V