Montbéliard is a town in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 13 km (8 mi) from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.
Friedrich Eugen, Duke of Württemberg was the fourth son of Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis. He was born in Stuttgart. From 1795 until 1797 he was Duke of Württemberg.
Ulrich V, nicknamed the Much-Loved, was Count of Württemberg from 1419 and then count of Württemberg-Stuttgart until his death in 1480.
Eberhard IV, called the Younger, was Count of Württemberg from 1417 until his death in 1419.
Eberhard III, nicknamed the Mild, was Count of Württemberg from 1392 until his death in 1417.
Ludwig I was Count of Württemberg from 1419 and then count of Württemberg-Urach until his death in 1450.
The Château de Montbéliard, also known as the Château des ducs de Württemberg is a fortress located on an outcropping rock that overlooks the town of Montbéliard in the Doubs département of France. Since 1996, it has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The property of the commune, it is open to the public.
Henriette was Sovereign Countess of Montbéliard from 1397 until 1444.
John Frederick of Württemberg was the Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst en route to Heidenheim.
The County of Württemberg was a historical territory with origins in the realm of the House of Württemberg, the heart of the old Duchy of Swabia. Its capital was Stuttgart. From the 12th century until 1495, it was a county within the Holy Roman Empire. It later became a duchy and, after the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire, a kingdom.
Theodoric I was a Count of Montbéliard, Count of Bar and lord of Mousson and Count of Verdun. He was the son of Louis, Count of Montbéliard, and Sophie, Countess of Bar and Lady of Mousson.
Theodoric II was Count of Montbéliard (1105–1163). He was the son of Theodoric I, Count of Montbéliard, Bar and Verdun, and Ermentrude of Burgundy.
Franquemont is an ancient lordship on the banks of the river Doubs dominated by the castle of Franquemont. It comprised the river banks from le Theusseret to Le Moulin du Plain, the valley, hamlets, mills and villages of Gourgouton, Montbaron, Vautenaivre, Beaujour and Goumois.
Henry of Württemberg was, from 1473 to 1482, count of Montbéliard.
Barbara Sophia of Brandenburg was duchess of Württemberg by marriage to Duke John Frederick of Württemberg and acted as regent of the Duchy of Württemberg for their minor son, Duke Eberhard III of Württemberg, in 1631–1633. She was the daughter of the Catherine of Küstrin (1549–1602) and Elector Joachim Frederick of Brandenburg.
Louis Frederick of Württemberg-Montbéliard was the founder of a cadet line of the House of Württemberg known as the Dukes of Württemberg-Montbéliard.
Duke George II of Württemberg-Montbéliard was Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard from 1662 until his death.
Duke Julius Frederick of Württemberg-Weiltingen, was the first duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen.
Leopold Eberhard of Württemberg-Montbéliard, was a German prince member of the House of Württemberg. He was Count of Coligny since 1680 and Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard since 1699 until his death. The first half of his life he was in exile and in military service of the House of Austria and lived for a long time in Silesia; only in 1697 he and his family were able to return of Montbéliard, and two years later he assumed the government as the last legitimate male member of his dynasty. He gained a doubtful fame mainly through his arbitrary and absolutist rule as well as by his extravagant family life, which is why he is considered the "Black Sheep" of the House of Württemberg.
AdalbertIICount of Mörsberg was Vogt of the monasteries Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Pfaffen-Schwabenheim near Bad Kreuznach, Germany, Count of Dill, Germany, and Mörsberg, as well as owner of the Mörsburg castle near Winterthur.
