Count Of Montfort
Count of Montfort may refer to: *Counts of Montfort (Swabia) The Counts of Montfort were a German noble dynasty from Swabia. They belonged to high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire and enjoyed the privileged status of Imperial immediacy. The influential and wealthy counts of Montfort took their name from a ... * Count of Montfort-l'Amaury, France {{dab ...
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Counts Of Montfort (Swabia)
The Counts of Montfort were a German noble dynasty from Swabia. They belonged to high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire and enjoyed the privileged status of Imperial immediacy. The influential and wealthy counts of Montfort took their name from an ancestral castle named , which was situated close to today's Swiss border near Weiler, in the present-day Austrian state of Vorarlberg. As the lords of Feldkirch (until 1390), Bregenz (until 1523), and Tettnang (until 1779), they would have a decisive influence on the development of not just Voralberg, but also Upper Swabia and Eastern Switzerland. History The counts held the lordships of the County of Feldkirch (until 1390), County of Bregenz (until 1523) and Tettnang (until 1779). They had territories in Upper Swabia and particularly in Vorarlberg, most of which they ruled. Until the 18th century, the counts were a remarkable family of the high nobility, the most important in the region of Lake Constance, but the line eventually be ...
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