![]() Meanwhile, his troops marched into France with the allies. After the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, Frederick deserted the French emperor and, by a treaty with Metternich at Fulda in November 1813, he secured the confirmation of his royal title and of his recent acquisitions of territory. Of the 16,000 of his subjects who marched to Moscow, only a few hundred returned. In return for these favours, Frederick joined French Emperor Napoleon in his campaigns against Prussia, Austria, and Russia. Later, by the Peace of Vienna of October 1809, about 110,000 more people came under his rule. In 1806, Frederick joined the Confederation of the Rhine and received further territory with 160,000 inhabitants. Subsequently, he placed the property of the church under government control, and greatly extended the borders of the kingdom by the process of mediatisation. He abrogated the constitution, and united Old and New Württemberg. From 1815 to 1866, it was a member of the German Confederation and from 1871 to 1918, it was a state in the German Empire.įrederick III, the Duke of Württemberg (1754–1816 succeeded: 1797), assumed the title of King Frederick I on 1 January 1806. Main article: History of Württemberg Frederick I The Kingdom of Württemberg as it existed from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the end of World War I. The southern part surrounded the Prussian province of Hohenzollern on most of its sides and touched on Lake Constance. The kingdom had borders with Bavaria on the east and south, with Baden in the north, west, and south. The border had a total length of 1,800 km (1,100 mi) and the total area of the state was 19,508 km 2 (7,532 sq mi). The greatest distance north to south was 225 kilometres (140 mi) and the greatest east to west was 160 km (99 mi). The borders of the Kingdom of Württemberg, as defined in 1813, lay between 47☃4' and 49☃5' north and 8☁5' and 10☃0' east. ![]() Prior to 1495, Württemberg was a county in the former Duchy of Swabia, which had dissolved after the death of Duke Conradin in 1268. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existed from 1495 to 1805. The Kingdom of Württemberg ( German: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. ![]()
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