Guillemette of Neufchâtel

Guillemette of Neuchâtel

Countess of Montbéliard, suo jure
Born| 1260
Died| 1317 (aged 56–57)
Étobon Castle, near Héricourt, Haute-Saône
Noble family| House of Montfaucon
Spouse(s)| Reginald of Burgundy
Issue| Othenin, Count of Montbéliard
Joanna of Burgundy
Father| Amadeus, Count of Neuchâtel
Mother| Jordanna of Arberg

Guillemette de Neufchâtel (1260–1317) was a noblewoman in the Holy Roman Empire. She was the daughter of Amadeus, Count of Neufchâtel and his wife, Jordanna of Arberg.[1] In 1259, her great-aunt Margaret, married Richard of Neufchâtel-en-Bourgogne. As her dowry, she brought the Lordships of Blamont, Châtelot, Belmont, and Cuisance into the marriage. The Lords of Neufchâtel-en-Bourgogne placed Blamont under the protection of the Duke of Burgundy and thus detached it from Montbéliard. [citation needed]

In 1282, Guillemette married Reginald of Burgundy. They had five children:

* Othenin "the Mad" (d. 1339), who succeeded her as Count of Montbéliard
* Agnes of Montbéliard (d. 1377), married Henry I, Count of Montbéliard, who inherited Montbéliard after Othenin's death
* Joanna (d. 1347), married:
1. Ulrich III, Count of Pfirt
2. Rudolf Hesso, Margrave of Baden-Baden
3. William, Count of Katzenelnbogen
* Margaret, married William of Antigny, Prince of Sainte-Croix
* Adelaide, married John II, Count of Chalon-Auxerre

In 1283, her great-grandfather, Theodoric III, Count of Montbéliard (1205–1283) died. He had outlived all his children and in his will, he left the County of Montbéliard to his great-granddaughter Guillemette. Theobald III of Neufchâtel, who was a grandchild of Theodoric III and who wanted Montbéliard for himself, conspired with Reginald's brother Otto IV to have Montbéliard recognized as a fief of Burgundy. To resolve this, Reginald ceded Blamont and Châtelot to Theobald. [citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Le Roman d'une Principauté, D. Seigneur. - Éditions : Cêtre

Guillemette of Neufchâtel

House of Neufchâtel

Born: 1260 Died: 1317

Preceded by

Theodoric III

|  Countess suo jure of Montbéliard
1282-1317
With:  Reginald of Burgundy (jure uxoris)  | Succeeded by

Reginald of Burgundy