Henriette (1387 – 14 February 1444) was Sovereign Countess of Montbéliard from 1397 until 1444.
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
Eberhard IV (2July 1419), called the Younger (), was Count of Württemberg from 1417 until his death in 1419.
Life
Eberhard was born around 1388, the only surviving child of Count Eberhard III and his first wife Antonia Visconti, daughter of ...
and governed the city of
Montbéliard
Montbéliard (; traditional ) is a town in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.
History
Montbéliard is ...
together with her husband.
It was because of this marriage that Montbéliard became a part of
Württemberg
Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart.
Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...
. At his death in 1419, she took over the regency for her son
Ulrich Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements ''Othala rune, uodal-'' meaning "heritage" and ''-rih'' meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Al ...
. In 1422 her daughter Anna (1408–1471, Countess of Katzenelnbogen), married
Philipp I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
Philipp I of Katzenelnbogen (1402–1479), also known "Philipp the Elder" was Count of Katzenelnbogen from 1444 to 1479 and was the last male descendant of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen (his two sons died before him). His parents were Johann I ...
in Darmstadt, one of the most magnificent medieval weddings, with a dowry of .
Mömpelgard, The History of the County of Katzenelnbogen and the First Riesling of the World
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Family and children
She was married to Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg
Eberhard IV (2July 1419), called the Younger (), was Count of Württemberg from 1417 until his death in 1419.
Life
Eberhard was born around 1388, the only surviving child of Count Eberhard III and his first wife Antonia Visconti, daughter of ...
and had two sons and a daughter:
# Anna of Württemberg (1408–1471), married Philip I, Count of Katzenelnbogen
# Louis I of Württemberg (1412 – 24 September 1450, Urach).
# Ulrich V of Württemberg Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements '' uodal-'' meaning "heritage" and ''-rih'' meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Alamannic nobi ...
(1413 – 1 September 1480, Leonberg
Leonberg (; ) is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg about to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. About 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third-largest borough in the rural district () of Böblingen (afte ...
).
Ancestors
See also
* History of Württemberg
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...
* Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté (, ; ; Frainc-Comtou dialect, Frainc-Comtou: ''Fraintche-Comtè''; ; also ; ; all ) is a cultural and Provinces of France, historical region of eastern France. It is composed of the modern departments of France, departments of Doub ...
Notes and references
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1387 births
1444 deaths
House of Montfaucon
14th-century women monarchs
Counts of Montbéliard
House of Württemberg
French suo jure nobility
15th-century women monarchs