Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard

Henriette (1387 – 14 February 1444) was Sovereign Countess of Montbéliard from 1397 until 1444.

Henriette
Countess of Montbéliard, suo jure
Born	1387
Died	14 February 1444 Montbéliard
Noble family	House of Montfaucon (by birth) House of Württemberg (by marriage)
Spouse(s)	Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg
Father	Henry of Orbe
Mother	Marie de Chatillon-Blaigny

She was the daughter of Henry of Orbe (died 1396), and the heiress of her grandfather, Stephen, Count of Montbéliard.[1] Her great-grandfather was Henry I of Montbéliard. She married Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg and governed the city of Montbéliard together with her husband.

It was because of this marriage that Montbéliard became a part of Württemberg. At his death in 1419, she took over the regency for her son Ulrich. In 1420 her daughter Anna (1408–1471, Countess of Katzenelnbogen), married Count Philipp of Katzenelnbogen in Stuttgart, one of the most magnificent medieval weddings, with a dowry of 32,000florins.[2]

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard
8. Henry of Montfaucon 4. Stephen of Montfaucon 9. Agnes of Chalon 2. Henry of Orbe 10. John II of Chalon-Arlay 5. Margaret of Chalon-Arlay 11. Marguerite de Mello 1. Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard 6. Gaucher X de Chatillon, Viscount of Blaigny 3. Marie de Chatillon, Vicountess of Blaigny 7. Jeanne de Coucy

See also

• History of Württemberg
• Franche-Comté

Notes and references

1. Family tree of Henriette (in English)
2. Mömpelgard, The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World