Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg

Ulrich IV
Statue by Sem Schlör [de] in the Stuttgart Stiftskirche, 1574–1586
Count of Württemberg
Reign1344 – 1 May 1362
PredecessorUlrich III
SuccessorEberhard IV
Co-rulerEberhard IV
Bornafter 1315
DiedJuly 1366(1366-07-00) (aged 50–51)
Hohenneuffen Castle, Württemberg
Burial
Stiftskirche, Stuttgart
SpouseKatharina of Helfenstein
HouseWürttemberg
FatherUlrich III
MotherSophie of Pfirt

Ulrich IV (after 1315 – 24 or 26 July 1366) was Count of Württemberg, co-ruling with his brother, Eberhard II, from 1344 until his forced resignation on 1 May 1362.[1][2][3]

During his reign he stood in the shadow of his brother Eberhard II. Because of that he temporarily strove towards the division of the realm. This is the reason why Eberhard II forced him to sign a treaty that stipulated the indivisibility of the county on 3 December 1361. Soon after that Ulrich relinquished his participation in the government of Württemberg on 1 May 1362.

Ulrich IV married countess Katharina of Helfenstein before 1350, producing no children.

Ulrich died in Hohenneuffen Castle on 24 or 26 July 1366 and was buried in the Stuttgart Stiftskirche.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). "Württemberg, Ulrich IV., Graf". Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. pp. 36–37.
  2. ^ Killy, Walther; Vierhaus, Rudolf, eds. (2006). "Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg". Dictionary of German Biography (DGB). Vol. 10, Thibaut–Zycha. Munich: K. G. Saur. p. 150.
  3. ^ Schöntag, Wilfried (2016). "Ulrich IV". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 26 (Online ed.). pp. 597–598. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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Ulrich IV
Born: 1315 Died: July 1366
German nobility
Preceded by Count of Württemberg
1344–1362
with Eberhard IV 		Succeeded by
Eberhard IV
as sole ruler
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