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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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
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Duke Charles Alexander of Württemberg predecessor Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
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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