
Swabia (German_language: ''Schwaben'') is both a historic and Swabian language region in Germany. Swabia consists largely of the present-day state of Baden-Württemberg, as well as the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia (administrative region). In the Middle Ages, most of modern Switzerland and Alsace (nowadays belonging to France) were also considered to be a part of Swabia. The people of Swabia have been the target of many jokes and stories where they are depicted as excessively frugal or as simpletons, for instance in "The Seven Swabians" (''Die sieben Schwaben'') published in ''Kinder- und Hausmärchen'' by the Brothers Grimm. Similar jokes are often made by the French toward Belgians, Australians toward New Zealanders, Americans toward Canadians, or Canadians themselves towards Newfoundlanders. ==History== Swabia, whose name derives from the ''Suebi'', a Germanic tribe that inhabited the region, was one of the original stem Duchy of the German Kingdom, as it developed in the 9th century and 10th century. The Hohenstaufen Dynasty (the dynasty of Frederick Barbarossa), which ruled the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th century and 13th century, arose out of Swabia, but following the death of the last Hohenstaufen, Conradin, the original duchy gradually broke up into many smaller units. Two major dynasties which arose out of the region were the Habsburgs and the Hohenzollerns, as well as the Dukes of Württemberg and the Margraves of Baden. The region proved to be one of the most divided in the Empire, containing, in addition to these principalities, numerous Free city, ecclesiastical territories, and fiefdoms of lesser counts and knights. Fearing the power of the greater princes, the cities and smaller secular rulers of Swabia joined together to form the Swabian League in the 15th century. The League was quite successful, notably expelling the Duke of Württemberg in 1519 and putting in his place a Habsburg governor, but the league broke up a few years later over religious differences inspired by the Reformation, and the Duke of Württemberg was soon restored. The region was quite divided by the Reformation. While secular princes like the Duke of Württemberg and the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, as well as most of the Free Cities, became Protestant, the ecclesiastical territories (including the bishoprics of Augsburg, Constance, and others) remained Roman Catholic Church, as did the territories belonging to the Habsburgs, Hohenzollerns and the Margrave of Baden-Baden. In the wake of the territorial reorganization of the Empire of 1803, the shape of Swabia was entirely changed. All the ecclesiatical estates were secularized, and most of the smaller secular states, and all of the free cities, were mediatized, leaving only Württemberg, Baden and Hohenzollern as souvereign states. Much of Eastern Swabia became part of Bavaria, forming what is now the Bavarian administrative region of Swabia. The Surname "Schwab" is derived from this area, meaning literally, "One who hails from Swabia." ==Famous Swabians== ===Historical=== * Johannes Kepler (astronomer and mathematician) * Friedrich Schiller (famous historian and writer, "Willhelm Tell","Die Räuber", "Maria Stuart") * Faust (protagonist of tales and dramas) * Anette von Droste-Hülshoff (Writer) ===Modern Era=== * Theodor Heuss (former President_of_Germany) * Richard von Weizsäcker (former President_of_Germany) * Kurt Georg Kiesinger (former Chancellor_of_Germany) * Sophie Scholl (member of the White Rose resistance against the Nazis) * Georg Elser (member of the White Rose resistance against the Nazis) * Erwin Rommel (World War II general) * Roland Emmerich (Hollywood director) * Harald Schmidt (late-night talk show host) * Jürgen Klinsmann (football (soccer) player and current coach of the Germany_national_football_team) * Gottlieb Daimler (developer of the first modern car, founder of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, today: Daimler-Chrysler) * Albert Einstein (physicist) ==See also== *Danube Swabians (''Donauschwaben'') Baden-Württemberg
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Swabia (German_language: ''Schwaben'') is both a historic and Swabian language region in Germany. Swabia consists largely of the present-day state of Baden-Württemberg, as well as the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia (administrative region). In the Middle Ages, most of modern Switzerland and Alsace (nowadays belonging to France) were also considered to be a part of Swabia. The people of Swabia have been the target of many jokes and stories where they are depicted as excessively frugal or as simpletons, for instance in "The Seven Swabians" (''Die sieben Schwaben'') published in ''Kinder- und Hausmärchen'' by the Brothers Grimm. Similar jokes are often made by the French toward Belgians, Australians toward New Zealanders, Americans toward Canadians, or Canadians themselves towards Newfoundlanders. ==History== Swabia, whose name derives from the ''Suebi'', a Germanic tribe that inhabited the region, was one of the original stem Duchy of the German Kingdom, as it developed in the 9th century and 10th century. The Hohenstaufen Dynasty (the dynasty of Frederick Barbarossa), which ruled the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th century and 13th century, arose out of Swabia, but following the death of the last Hohenstaufen, Conradin, the original duchy gradually broke up into many smaller units. Two major dynasties which arose out of the region were the Habsburgs and the Hohenzollerns, as well as the Dukes of Württemberg and the Margraves of Baden. The region proved to be one of the most divided in the Empire, containing, in addition to these principalities, numerous Free city, ecclesiastical territories, and fiefdoms of lesser counts and knights. Fearing the power of the greater princes, the cities and smaller secular rulers of Swabia joined together to form the Swabian League in the 15th century. The League was quite successful, notably expelling the Duke of Württemberg in 1519 and putting in his place a Habsburg governor, but the league broke up a few years later over religious differences inspired by the Reformation, and the Duke of Württemberg was soon restored. The region was quite divided by the Reformation. While secular princes like the Duke of Württemberg and the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, as well as most of the Free Cities, became Protestant, the ecclesiastical territories (including the bishoprics of Augsburg, Constance, and others) remained Roman Catholic Church, as did the territories belonging to the Habsburgs, Hohenzollerns and the Margrave of Baden-Baden. In the wake of the territorial reorganization of the Empire of 1803, the shape of Swabia was entirely changed. All the ecclesiatical estates were secularized, and most of the smaller secular states, and all of the free cities, were mediatized, leaving only Württemberg, Baden and Hohenzollern as souvereign states. Much of Eastern Swabia became part of Bavaria, forming what is now the Bavarian administrative region of Swabia. The Surname "Schwab" is derived from this area, meaning literally, "One who hails from Swabia." ==Famous Swabians== ===Historical=== * Johannes Kepler (astronomer and mathematician) * Friedrich Schiller (famous historian and writer, "Willhelm Tell","Die Räuber", "Maria Stuart") * Faust (protagonist of tales and dramas) * Anette von Droste-Hülshoff (Writer) ===Modern Era=== * Theodor Heuss (former President_of_Germany) * Richard von Weizsäcker (former President_of_Germany) * Kurt Georg Kiesinger (former Chancellor_of_Germany) * Sophie Scholl (member of the White Rose resistance against the Nazis) * Georg Elser (member of the White Rose resistance against the Nazis) * Erwin Rommel (World War II general) * Roland Emmerich (Hollywood director) * Harald Schmidt (late-night talk show host) * Jürgen Klinsmann (football (soccer) player and current coach of the Germany_national_football_team) * Gottlieb Daimler (developer of the first modern car, founder of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, today: Daimler-Chrysler) * Albert Einstein (physicist) ==See also== *Danube Swabians (''Donauschwaben'') Baden-Württemberg
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