Hermann II, Duke of Württemberg

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duke
gptkbp:born 1430
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Stiftskirche,_Stuttgart
gptkbp:contribution Promotion of arts and culture
Economic development of the duchy
Development_of_the_University_of_Tübingen
Legal_reforms_in_Württemberg
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Renaissance
gptkbp:death 1496
gptkbp:father gptkb:Eberhard_IV,_Duke_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence_on_the_future_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Württemberg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hermann II, Duke of Württemberg
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Margaret_of_Württemberg
gptkb:Anna_of_Württemberg
gptkb:Catherine_of_Württemberg
gptkb:Hermann,_Count_of_Württemberg
gptkb:Eberhard_V,_Duke_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:knownFor Strengthening_the_Duchy_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:legacy Cultural patronage
Educational reforms
Promotion of trade and commerce
Support for the arts and sciences
Promotion of agriculture
Support for the Protestant Reformation
Encouragement of religious tolerance
Establishment of a court culture
Civic improvements in cities
Influence on the nobility of the region
Development of a centralized administration
Strengthened the ducal authority
Architectural_developments_in_Stuttgart
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Anna_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hermann_the_Pious
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Regional_politics_in_Swabia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Eberhard_IV,_Duke_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:reign 1450-1496
gptkbp:relationship Marriage alliances with various noble houses
Allied_with_the_Habsburgs
Conflict_with_the_Swiss_Confederacy
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_of_Savoy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Eberhard_V,_Duke_of_Württemberg
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Württemberg