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Castle, where in 1501 she acquired another garden. Barbara maintained a correspondence with the Mantua court. In one of her last letters, she expressed a desire to return to her homeland. However, the wish of the
Dowager Duchess remained unfulfilled: Barbara died on 31 May 1503 in Böblingen aged 47.
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On 2 August 1475 Barbara gave birth a daughter, who was named after her; unfortunately, the child lived only two months, dying on 15 October and buried in the charterhouse of Güterstein. This was
Barbara's only pregnancy. The inability to give birth to an heir to her husband was probably the reason
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Barbara received a good education at her father's court: in addition of her native
Italian, she learned the German language and also the ancients Latin and Greek languages; also, she had knowledge in history and literature and was interested in art and culture. In 1467, Barbara's parents began
372:. In the last section of the trip, Count Eberhard V joined the cortege, thus considerably increasing its size. During 4–7 July 1474 in the Urach Castle (who was renovated and enlarged for this occasion) and in the presence of numerous high-ranking guests (among them were the Bishops of
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as a dowry (15,000 were paid immediately, 5,000 upon arrival to her husband), rich robes and furniture, jewelry, silverware worth 9,000 guilders, a library and paintings.
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depicting the
Duchess of Württemberg in the University of Tübingen was made in modern times and is the author's fantasy. In
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as a possible husband for
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443:She was buried in a Dominican
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570:Becker R.
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366:Blaubeuren
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417:gardening
409:Holy Land
405:Stuttgart
358:Memmingen
350:Fern Pass
346:Innsbruck
296:Christoph
251:Barbarina
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270:Born in
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354:Kempten
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