Henri de Montfaucon

Henri Ier de Montfaucon († 1367) became count of Montbeliard by its marriage with Agnès, girl of Renaud of Burgundy, which controlled the county. It reigned after the death of his brother-in-law Othenin of Montbeliard, which was mentally handicapped person and of which Hugues de Chalon, brother of Renaud of Burgundy, ensured at the same time the regency of the county and the trusteeship of its nephew. Henri accepted the official nomination of the Emperor (Louis IV of the Holy roman Empire) in 1339.

At the month of March 1340, it had to face a revolt of the inhabitants of Montbeliard. The business was serious, but rather than to make run blood, it succeeds in calming the insurrectionists by words alleviating in their promising forgiveness.

Like the majority of its precursors, it took part in many battles. It joined in particular the king of France, Philippe VI, (first king Valois) in his war against the Flemings at the time of the battles of the Mount Cassel. Later, it still fought in France against the English, and Prussia, with the knights teutoniquescontre the Lithuanians!

Descent

His/her son Etienne de Montfaucon succeeded to him as count de Montbéliard.

Sources

the Novel of a Principality . D. Lord, Cêtre Editions, Besancon.

See too

List of the counts de Montbéliard

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