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The County of Montbéliard or Mömpelgard was a feudal county of the Holy Roman Empire from 1033 to 1796. In 1283, it was granted rights under charter by Count Reginald . Its charter guaranteed the county perpetual liberties and franchises which lasted until the French Revolution in 1789.
History. 1616 map of "Mumpelgart", "Chastelot", "Clemont", and "Blaumont". The county was established in 1042 by Emperor Henry III on the territory of the County of Burgundy, part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, a constituent of the Empire since 1033. It was led by a line of Counts of Montbéliard descending from Conrad's vassal Louis of Mousson in ...
The Princely County of Montbéliard, was a princely county of the Holy Roman Empire seated in the city of Montbéliard in the present-day Franche-Comté region of France. From 1444 onwards it was held by the House of Württemberg. It had full voting rights in the Reichstag.
Montbéliard is a French commune. It is in the north of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 13 km (8 mi) from the border with Switzerland and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Montbéliard . Montbéliard is the second commune of the department ...
- Château de Montbéliard. There has been a castle resting on this crag above the confluence of the Allan and Lizaine Rivers since the 900s. Needless to say things have changed a lot over time, and the building is now a maze of interconnecting rooms, mostly from the 1700s.
- Château de Montbéliard’s Museums. There are also two museums to see at the château: The larger of the two is the Musée Cuvier, named for Georges Cuvier, who was born in Montbéliard and was one of the pioneers in the field of palaeontology.
- Schickhardt’s Montbéliard. Heinrich Schickhardt was an architect and polymath working at the turn of the 17th century and who has been dubbed the “Swabian Leonardo da Vinci”.
- Musée Beurnier-Rossel. In the resplendent 18th-century mansion, the Hôtel Beurnier-Rossel is a museum with three floors of art and artefacts uncovering the history of the Montbéliard county and principality.
With its surrounding countryside it constituted a county (after the 12th cent.) of the Holy Roman Empire. The county passed (1397) to the counts (later dukes) of Württemberg, who held it, with interruptions, until its capture by French Revolutionary troops in 1793.
Welcome to the Pays de Montbéliard. Whether you are an art and history lover, an adventure lover, a gourmet food lover or simply curious, the Pays de Montbéliard can offer you some unforgettable experiences. With its location close to Switzerland and in the Jura Mountains, our destination is unique. It will surprise you with its wealth of ...
