Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg

Friedrich I, Duke of Württemberg (19 August 1557-29 January 1608) was the son of Georg Mömpelgard and his wife Barbara of Hesse, daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Montbéliard (archaic Mömpelgard is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France Philip I of Hesse, ( 13 November 1504 - 31 March 1567) nicknamed der Großmütige (the " Magnanimous " was a leading

Several references are made to him in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, in which a series of anti-German jokes start with a horse theft, several references are made to German travellers in England and to a German Duke who is not expected to come to Windsor. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Merry Wives of Windsor is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597

Frederick of Mömpelgard was heir apparent to the dukedom of Württemberg and visited Windsor and other English cities in 1592. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. He developed a desire to be made a Knight of the Garter and solicited Queen Elizabeth for the honor repeatedly. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients After he had inherited the dukedom and become more prominent in affairs, she admitted him to the order. In a calculated slight, he was not informed of his admission in time to attend the investiture in spring 1597, the ceremony for which The Merry Wives of Windsor was written. Thus references to Mömpelgard's earlier visit and his not being in Windsor were jokes intended for the play's first audience, and appear in the First Folio edition of the play, taken from the first private performance, but not in the 1602 Quarto derived from public theatrical production. Mr William Shakespeares Comedies Histories & Tragedies is the first published collection of William Shakespeare 's plays

In 1599, Frederick I issued an order that a new town should be established at the northern extremity of the black forest by the name of Freudenstadt. Freudenstadt is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and is capital of the district Freudenstadt. The aim was for the town to become the new residence of the Duchy of Württemberg as it was closer to Mömpelgard that the Württemberg capital Stuttgart. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. However, Frederick I died in 1608 and his plans never came to fruition.

The sons of Frederick I established the ducal house of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, a branch line of the House of Württemberg after a Fürstbrüderlicher Vergleich - a mutual agreement made between ducal brothers on 7 June 1617. Württemberg-Neuenstadt was the name of two branch lines of the ducal House of Württemberg in the 17th and 18th century This is a list of the rulers of the German state of Württemberg, originally a county and eventually a kingdom until the ruling dynasty was overthrown The eldest son, Johann Friedrich, assumed borony over the Duchy of Württemberg while the second youngest son, Frederick Achilles, was bequethed Neuenstadt Castle and an annual endowment of 10,000 guilder. Duke Johann Frederick of Württemberg was born on 5 May 1582 in Mömpelgard and was the 7th Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Frederick Achilles ( 1591 - 1631) was the first Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt from 1617 until 1631 Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch gulden — from Old Dutch for 'golden'

Children

Duke Frederick I of Württemberg and Sibylla of Anhalt (centre), with their 5 sons: Johann Frederick, Ludwig Frederick, Julius Frederick, Frederick Achilles and Magnus (top left downwards), and 5 daughters : Sibylla Elisabeth, Eva Christina, Agnes, Barbara and Anna (top right downwards)

Frederick and his spouse Sibylla of Anhalt (1564-1614), daughter of Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt, were:

• Johann Frederick (1582-1628)
• Georg Frederick (1583-1591)
• Sibylla Elisabeth (1584-1606) - married John George I, Elector of Saxony
• Elisabeth (born and died in 1585)
• Ludwig Frederick (1586-1631), founder of the later branch line of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
• Joachim Frederick (born and died in 1587)
• Julius Frederick (1588-1635), founder of the branch line of Württemberg-Weiltingen, also known as the Julian Line
• Philipp Frederick (born and died in 1589)
• Eva Christina (1590-1657) - married John George of Brandenburg (1577–1624), Duke of Jägerndorf
• Frederick Achilles (1591-1631)
• Agnes (1592-1629) - married Franz Julius of Saxony-Lauenburg (1584-1634)
• Barbara (1593-1627) - married Markgraf Frederick V of Baden
• Magnus (1594-1622), fell in war
• August (born and died in 1596)
• Anna (1597-1650)

Further information

References

• Paul Friedrich von Stälin: Friedrich I. Duke Johann Frederick of Württemberg was born on 5 May 1582 in Mömpelgard and was the 7th Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst Duke Johann Frederick of Württemberg was born on 5 May 1582 in Mömpelgard and was the 7th Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst Duke Johann Frederick of Württemberg was born on 5 May 1582 in Mömpelgard and was the 7th Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst John George I (German Johann Georg I; 5 March 1585 - 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656 Frederick Achilles ( 1591 - 1631) was the first Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt from 1617 until 1631 , Herzog von Württemberg. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Vol. 8, p45–48.
• Paul Sauer: Herzog Friedrich I. von Württemberg 1557-1608. Ungestümer Reformer und weltgewandter Autokrat. Stuttgart 2003.