Henry I of Montfaucon (before 1318–1367) was Lord of
Montfaucon, who became
Count of Montbéliard through his marriage to Agnes, the daughter of
Reginald of Burgundy, Count of Montbéliard. He ruled after the death of his brother-in-law
Othenin the Mad, who was mentally handicapped and whose uncle, Hugh of Chalon, brother of Reginald of Burgundy, provided both the regency council and guardianship of his nephew.
In March 1340, he faced a revolt of the people of
Montbéliard. The revolt was serious, but instead of bloodshed, he managed to calm the insurgency with soothing words and promises of forgiveness.
Like most of his predecessors, he participated in many battles. He joined the
King of France
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,
Philip VI the Fortunate in the
war against the Flemings at the
Battle of Mont Cassel in 1328. Later, he fought with the French against the
English, and
Prussia, with the
Teutonic Knights, against the
Lithuanians
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.
With Agnes, he had a son,
Stephen of Montfaucon Stephen of Montfaucon (1325 – 1 November 1397) was Lord of Montfaucon and Count of Montbéliard from 1367 until his death. He was the son of Henry of Montfaucon and Agnes of Chalon. He married Marguerite of Chalon-Arlay, daughter of John II of ...
, who succeeded him.
House of Montfaucon
Counts of Montbéliard
1367 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Year of birth uncertain
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