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Estates of Württemberg

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The Estates of Württemberg (Württembergische Landstände) was the Estates of the Duchy of Württemberg, lasting from 1457 to 1918 except for 1802-15. After the creation of the Kingdom of Württemberg the 1815 reestablished estates became a bicameral parliament by 1819.

The parliament raised taxes for the counts, dukes and then kings of Württemberg, and discussed matters of public policy more widely in its later years.

The parliament comprised two chambers since 1819 - 1918:

  • The "Kammer der Standesherren" from the hereditary nobility or "First Chamber", and
  • The "Kammer der Abgeordneten" from the commoners

    • It was succeeded in 1919-33 by the Landtag of the "Free People's State of Württemberg", a part of the Weimar Republic.

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    Estates of Württemberg Wikipedia
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