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The Princely County of Montbéliard ( French: Comté princier de Montbéliard; German: Grafschaft Mömpelgard ), 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 ...
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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 mentioned as early as 983 as Mons Beliardae. 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.
- 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.
Jan 19, 2024 · The County of Montbliard (French Comt de Montbliard German Grafschaft Mmpelgard), was a feudal county of the Holy Roman Empire seated in the city of Montbliard in the presentday FrancheComt region of France. From 1444 onwards it was held by the House of Wrttemberg. The county was establi
By the end of the seventeenth century the Montbéliard county, owned by the House of Wurtemberg, had wholly adopted the Lutheran Reformation. In 1587, Duke de Guise and the members of his league invaded the county to penalise Count Frédéric (who ruled from 1580 to 1608) for his friendship with Henri de Bourbon, the future King Henri IV.
The Princely County of Montbéliard (French: Comté Principesque de Montbéliard; German: Grafschaft Mömpelgard), 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.
