Abstract

A notorious spendthrift and gambler, Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (1487-1550) was driven from his duchy by the Swabian League in 1519. In 1534, he was forcibly restored to power. He introduced Protestantism and began suppressing Catholicism.

Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (1545)

Hans Brosamer

Source

Source: Duke Ulrich of Württemberg, woodcut by Hans Brosamer, c. 1545. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Kupferstich-Kabinett. Available online from Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHans_Brosamer_Portr%C3%A4t_des_Herzogs_Ulrich_von_W%C3%BCrttemberg_und_Teck.jpg

Recommended Citation

Duke Ulrich of Württemberg (1545), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi:image-3304> [April 21, 2025].