Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg

Ulrich III. (* 1291-1296; † July 11, 1344 ) was from 1325 to 1344, Count of Württemberg, Swabian kingdom was down bailiff and from 1336 kingdom storm ensign.

Expansion

Ulrich comes from the second marriage of Count Eberhard I of Württemberg with Margarethe von Hohenberg ( † before 1296 ). He was heavily involved already in the reign of his father into politics. 1319 he negotiated with King Frederick the Fair a treaty of alliance from. This alliance, he renewed after taking office in 1325, after Württemberg had meanwhile on the side of Louis IV issued. Ludwig and Friedrich raised in this time, both claim to rule in the kingdom.

Due to the reconciliation of the two it was Ulrich possible to remain closely connected even after the death of Frederick in 1330 with the Reich. He has also served under Louis sole rule introduced by the Swabians Ministry of the Lower Swabian bailiff. The thus gained political weight on imperial level, its regional alliance policy and the dowry and inheritance of his wife made ​​it to the acting prudently Ulrich, the Württemberg territory during his reign significantly to enlarge. In addition to various acquisitions in Alsace, especially the hereditary investiture with the imperial city Grüningen, today Markgroningen, and the purchase of Graf cities Vaihingen an der Enz ( 1339 ) and Tübingen ( 1342 ) are noteworthy.

Reich Striker ensign

As the bailiff and provided military leader Ulrich Kaiser Ludwig brought the Bavarians in 1336 to act on Conrad II of key mountain that it ceded the prestigious office of Vorst rider and poor storm ensign with the associated Green Ingersoll fiefs in return for compensation of 6,000 pounds Haller to Ulrich. The Emperor him immediately gave it the kingdom storm flag, including the castle, imperial city, church patronage, Burggrafenamt and city Mr. Right in Grüningen as a hereditary, so the counts of Wuerttemberg, dukes and kings led the second title Earl of Grüningen until the 19th century. As once the sidelines of the Counts of Württemberg Grüningen who had already possessed this fiefdom until 1280.

Successor

Ulrich was married to Sophie of Pfirt. Sons from this marriage were Count Eberhard II ( Eberhard the Greiner ) and until 1361 reigning together with this Count Ulrich IV