Württemberg (Chaos)

The county of Württemberg, centered around the city of , was a southern German state under the reign of the dynasty.
After the death of 1355, his two sons reigned the county together. 1375-78, various South German princes, led by those of Württemberg and , fought the Süddeutscher Städtebund (South German league of cities). With the help of the Swiss, the cities stayed victorious. Things got even more complicated after their respective deaths in 1392/98, since both had two sons each, so the county now had four rulers. In 1456, was removed from power for incompetence. His last descendants died 1515/46. 1480, , last descendant of died too, so the country returned to a double rule. During 1485-95, the rulers decided for the internal division into Württemberg-Stuttgart and Württemberg-Urach; but 1495, took all power for himself, introduced primogeniture, and made Württemberg a duchy. During the , he acquired the territories of Ellwangen, Kaufbeuren, Memmingen and Biberach. His son inherited , and the titular rights for 1511, through his marriage with Maria, the elder daughter of the last Przemyslid duke . In the same year, he joined the " / Alpenbund" with , and , which was mainly directed against the . They fought in the , and in the (Austria) 1574, the Seljuks had to cede Austria back to Württemberg-Carinthia.
Being a member of the Alliance des Alpes, Württemberg also got involved in the other French wars against the Seljuks, and later in the . This war wouldn't turn out good: First they lost the (1685, September) and the (1686, February), and then uprisings against unpopular duke began in 1686. The brothers Eberhard and Ludwig (also of his family!) left his state and went to , to fight against him and France.
In September 1689, the Battle of Göppingen decided everything. The troops of duke Karl II were defeated, Württemberg was occupied. The brothers Eberhard and Ludwig were declared rightful rulers. In the in July 1693, the last Austrian army was defeated; Karl II went to exile in Hungary. In the , (his father was counted as , although he never officially reigned) became new grand duke, together with his brother . 
The dynasty of the Eberhardiner wasn't always popular there, so in 1748 uprisings happened in Austria (religiously motivated) against the government of the unpopular dukes and .
1766/67, Württemberg-Austria got involved in the short .
== End of Independence ==
As the other German states, Württemberg got involved in the French Republican Wars. 1783, in "The thrust through Germany", French general Boulanger crossed the Rhine, marched through Württemberg and other states until arriving in at christmas. After the lost , in the 1784 Württemberg proper became a part of the Swiss republic, which was now a French satellite. was dissolved. The Eberhardiner duke fled to Austria. It seems these events broke their spirit, because in 1816, the dynasty died with .
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