County of Montbéliard
Territory of the Holy Roman Empire
With Württemberg- Montbéliard belonging in the period 1397 to 1796 to the former state of Württemberg left of the Rhine are called.
History
The south-west of Belfort Montbéliard lying ( German " Mömpelgard " ) was first mentioned in the year 985. The county Mömpelgard came in the 11th century with the Kingdom of Burgundy to the Holy Roman Empire and was already Romanic language area. Since Rudolf von Habsburg, it is detected as an imperial fief, as a Kunkellehen, ie the female succession was approved. After the death of Stephen Mömpelgard on 1 November 1397, his son Henry had not returned from the Battle of Nicopolis, succeeded Count Eberhard III. of Württemberg few days later, on November 13, 1397, a marriage contract for his still young son, the future Count Eberhard IV with the also still underage Henriette of Montbéliard entitled to inherit the granddaughter of Stephen Mömpelgard to complete. In order for the County Mömpelgard came first under Württemberg administration and after Henriette's death in 1444 finally Württemberg after Henriette IV and its withdrawal from the regency for her sons, Mömpelgard 1421-1444 as regent ruled alone after the death of Eberhard. Mömpelgard was the center of power in the left-bank possessions Württemberg, which included Reichenweier and Horburg.
State law, the County of Montbéliard and the right bank Duchy of Württemberg in the 16th century were separated. Mömpelgard posted as no representatives in the Württemberg Landtag. From 1553 to 1593 and from 1617 to 1723 ruled in Mömpelgard side lines of the House of Württemberg. The older sidelines took over after the death of the childless Duke Ludwig Friedrich I. the government in Württemberg. The younger sidelines came in Wildbader agreement of 18 May 1715 rule in Mömpelgard to Stuttgart's main line from. The agreement was finalized with the death of Count Leopold Eberhard on 25 February 1723.
Significant were the Württemberg possessions because Duke Ulrich in 1524 - ten years before Württemberg - with Guillaume Farel introduced the Reformation. When he was expelled from Württemberg, he had found refuge here. The pastors for the county were trained in Protestant Foundation of the University of Tübingen. The area of the county is therefore still a Lutheran enclave in predominantly Catholic France.
After French troops Mömpelgard and the other left bank possessions had occupied in 1790 and 1793, Duke Friedrich II these areas occurred in the Treaty of Paris finally from 1796 to France. For this purpose Württemberg received in Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 25 February 1803 and the Peace of Pressburg on December 26, 1805 large areas in southern Germany.
Empire state stem
At least since 1559 the county had a right to vote ( Virilstimme ) at the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, even though counties otherwise only had to share a Kuriatstimme through membership of a Count bank. Only the actual county (without the associated other dominions ) was rich and immediately founded the empire state stem. Strange is that the county led away no imperial taxes and had no kingdom circle belonging.
Count of Montbéliard
- To 1397, Stephan von Mömpelgard
- 1397 was the county Mömpelgard by vows of Henriette Mömpelgard with the later Count Eberhard IV of Württemberg as an independent territory to Württemberg.
- 1397-1409 Count Eberhard III. of Württemberg
- 1409-1419 Count Eberhard IV of Württemberg
- 1419-1444 Henriette of Mömpelgard
- 1444-1446 Joint Government through Württemberg - Urach ( Ludwig I ) and Württemberg -Stuttgart ( Ulrich V )
- 1446-1473 for the County of Württemberg - Urach
- 1473-1482 Heinrich von Württemberg
- 1482-1492 for the County of Württemberg - Urach
- 1492-1526 for the County of Württemberg ( from 1495 Duchy )
- 1526-1534 George I (Württemberg - Montbéliard )
- 1534-1542 the Duchy of Württemberg
- 1542-1550 Christoph of Württemberg
- 1550-1553 the Duchy of Württemberg
- 1553-1558 George I (Württemberg - Montbéliard )
- 1558-1593 Friedrich I of Württemberg until 1581 under regency of Württemberg.
- 1593-1617 the Duchy of Württemberg
Dukes of Württemberg- Montbéliard
( Mömpelgard as " gefürstete County " )
Scope of the county
The county of Montbéliard Montbéliard consisted of the dominions, Blamont, Clémont, Châtelot Héricourt, Grange, Clerval, and Passavant Franquemont.
To the individual dominions included the following locations:
Montbéliard (since 1397 part of Württemberg )
Allanjoie; Allodans; Arbomans; Audi Court; Badevel; Bart; Bavans; Belian; Bethoncourt; Bental; Béyerne; brétigny; Brognard; Champey; Clairegoutte; Coisevaux; Courcelles; Couthenans; Dambenois; Dampierre; Dasle; Desadans; manure; Echenans; Essonavres; Étonbon; Étouvans; Étupes; Exincourt; Fesches; Frédéric -Fontaine; Forges; Grand- Charmont; Issans; St. Julien; laire; Le Vernon; Lugres; Magny- Danigon; Mandeure; Ste. Marie; Montbéliard; Nommay; Présentevillers; Rainans; Semondans; Sochaust; Ste. Suzanne; Taillecourt; Trémoins; valentigney; Vieux- Charmont; Villers- la- Boissiere; Vonjaucourt.
Blamont (purchased 1506/ 07, since 1748 under French sovereignty )
Ante Chaux -les- Blamont; Bondeval; beaucourt; Blamont; Damvant; Danne Marie; Écurcey; Glay; Hérimontcour; Meslières; Montbouton; Pierre -Fontaine; Reclere; Roches; Seloncourt; Tulay; Vollars -les- Blamont; Vandoncourt.
Clémont (purchased 1506/ 07)
Dampjoux; Liebvillers; Montchéroux; Noire Fontaine; Posay; Villars -sous- Dampjoux.
Châtelot (purchased 1506/ 07)
Colombier- Châtelot; Colombier- Fontaine; Blussangeaux; Blussans; Longevelle -sur -Doubs; S. Maurice.
Héricourt (purchased 1506/ 07, since 1748 under French sovereignty )
Brévillers; Bussurel; Byans; Chagey; Chenebier; Échenans; Échevanne; Généchier; Héricourt; Mandrevillars; Tavey; St. Altenvalbert; Verlans; Vyans.
Grange (acquired in 1397 )
Accolans; Andornay; Arcey; Bournois; Chavannes; corcelles; Crevans; Courbenans; Courchaton; Courmont; Feimbé; Faymont; Saint- Ferjeux; Frotey -les -Lure; Gémonval; Georfans; Gonvillars; Granges- la -Ville; Granges- le -Bourg; Lomont; Lomontot; Lyoffans; Magny- Jobert; Malval; Marvelise; Médière; Mignafans; Mignavillers; Moffans; Montenois; Onan; palante; Romain; Saulnot; Secenans; vacheresse; Vellechevreux; Villa fans; Vill -sur- Saulnot.
Clerval (acquired in 1397 )
Bois- la -Ville; branne; Chaux -les- Clerval; Clerval; Court; Grand Grosey; Roche- les- Clerval; Santoche.
Passavant (acquired in 1397 )
Bremondans; Chaux -les- Passavant; Courtetain; Crosey -le- Petit; Domprel; Germéfontaine; Grand' -Fontaine; Landresse; Lengney; Orsans; Passavant; Pierre -Fontaine; Servin; La Sommette; Vellerot -les- Belvoir.
Franquemont (acquired in 1595 )
Goumois; Gourgonton; Vautenaivre.