Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg

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Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg was an early 18th-century German ruler best known for transforming his territory through absolutist reforms and for commissioning the baroque Ludwigsburg Palace as his principal residence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German nobleman ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
ruler of Württemberg ⓘ
architecturalStylePromoted Baroque ⓘ
associatedBuilding Ludwigsburg Palace ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Stiftskirche, Stuttgart ⓘ
child Frederick Louis, Hereditary Prince of Württemberg ⓘ
commissioned Ludwigsburg Palace ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Württemberg ⓘ
courtMistress Wilhelmine von Grävenitz ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1676-09-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1733-10-31 ⓘ
education courtly education at Stuttgart ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
father William Louis, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
founded city of Ludwigsburg ⓘ
linked to: Ludwigsburg
givenName Eberhard Ludwig ⓘ
honorificPrefix His Serene Highness ⓘ
implemented centralization of ducal administration in Württemberg ⓘ
courtly absolutism in Württemberg ⓘ
knownFor absolutist reforms in Württemberg ⓘ
transforming Württemberg into a baroque court state ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
militaryRank imperial field marshal ⓘ
monarchOf Duchy of Württemberg ⓘ
mother Magdalene Sibylle of Hesse-Darmstadt ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Württemberg ⓘ
notableWork Ludwigsburg Palace ⓘ
participatedIn War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
patronOf baroque arts ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stuttgart ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ludwigsburg ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
predecessor William Louis, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
reignEnd 1733 ⓘ
reignStart 1693 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Ludwigsburg Palace ⓘ
Stuttgart ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Johanna Elisabeth of Baden-Durlach ⓘ
styleOfGovernment absolutism ⓘ
successor Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
title Margrave of Teck ⓘ

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Duchy of Württemberg → significantRuler → Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
Ludwigsburg Palace, Württemberg → commissionedBy → Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
linked to: Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
Ludwigsburg Palace, Württemberg → commissionedBy → Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
Ludwigsburg → foundedBy → Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg → givenName → Eberhard Ludwig ⓘ
linked to: Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
Duke Charles Alexander of Württemberg → predecessor → Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
linked to: Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
Ludwigsburger Residenzschloss → foundedBy → Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
Ludwigsburger Residenzschloss → namedAfter → Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ
Dukes of Württemberg → titleHolder → Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg ⓘ