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	(1444-02-14)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. 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 1422 her daughter Anna (1408–1471, Countess of Katzenelnbogen), married Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen in Darmstadt, one of the most magnificent medieval weddings, with a dowry of 32,000florins.

Family and children

She was married to Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg and had two sons and a daughter:

1. Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471), married Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
2. Louis I of Württemberg (1412 – 24 September 1450, Urach).
3. Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413 – 1 September 1480, Leonberg).

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard

8. Henry I, Count of Montbéliard 4. Stephen, Count of Montbéliard 9. Agnes, Heiress of Montbéliard 2. Henry II, Count of Montbéliard 10. John II, Lord of Arlay 5. Margaret of Chalon-Arlay 11. Margaret of Mello 1. Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard 12. Guy de Châtillon, Lord of Fère-en-Tardenois 6. Gaucher X de Châtillon, Vicount of Blaigny 13. Mary of Lorraine 3. Mary de Châtillon, Vicountess of Blaigny 14. William I, Lord of Coucy 7. Joanna de Coucy 15. Isabeau de Châtillon

See also

• History of Württemberg
• Franche-Comté