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Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg

c. 1226–1265 · 13th century · Also known as Ulrich the Founder

Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg, known as the Founder, ruled Württemberg from about 1241 to 1265. In 1246 he deserted the Hohenstaufen king Conrad IV, and as Hohenstaufen power collapsed he acquired many former royal and ducal lands and rights in Swabia, including Urach. He laid the foundations of a compact territory on the middle Neckar.

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