Treaty of Tübingen

The Treaty of Tübingen, concluded in 1514, was an agreement between Duke Ulrich of Württemberg and the Estates General. Facing significant debt from maintaining a lavish court and a peasant uprising known as the “Poor Conrad” revolt, Ulrich was compelled by the Estates to grant them important rights in exchange for their assumption of his debts.1

This treaty was a significant event in the German religious Reformation, as Ulrich was a prominent figure in this movement. However, Ulrich's subsequent breaches of the treaty led to his expulsion in 1519. The Swabian League then sold Württemberg to Emperor Charles V, who granted it to his brother Ferdinand. Ulrich eventually returned to Württemberg in 1534 and introduced Lutheran reforms.1