County of Montbéliard

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The County of Montbéliard was a historic principality in eastern France, long associated with Württemberg rule and noted as the birthplace of naturalist Georges Cuvier.

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County of Montbéliard canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
former state
historic principality
annexedBy Kingdom of France
associatedWith Duchy of Württemberg
birthplaceOf Georges Cuvier
borderedBy Alsace
County of Burgundy
capital Montbéliard
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedIn 18th century
event annexation by France
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasCoatOfArms Montbéliard
surface form: arms of Montbéliard
hasEthnicGroup French
German
Swiss (minority)
hasRulingDynasty House of Württemberg
local counts of Montbéliard
hasType territory of the Holy Roman Empire
historicalEra Early modern period
Middle Ages
historicalRegion Alsace
surface form: Alsace region (border area)
knownFor birthplace of Georges Cuvier
long association with Württemberg rule
languageUsed French
German
locatedIn Franche-Comté
northeastern France
surface form: eastern France
namedAfter Montbéliard
notableResident Georges Cuvier
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Upper Rhine metropolitan region
surface form: Upper Rhine region
politicalStatus imperial fief
presentIn Doubs department
mainland France
surface form: modern France
religion Lutheranism
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
ruledBy House of Württemberg
sovereignState Holy Roman Empire
todayPartOf Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
surface form: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region

France
usedAs Württemberg exclave in France

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Georges Cuvier birthPlace County of Montbéliard
Montbéliard historicalCountry County of Montbéliard
Württemberg-Mömpelgard ruled County of Montbéliard
Württemberg-Mömpelgard existedWithin County of Montbéliard