Girard de Montfaucon

Girard de Montfaucon (died 1353), a son of Walter II, was lord of Orbe and Échallens in the Vaud; his brother Henry held Montfaucon and became Count of Montbéliard. Girard inherited Orbe, Échallens and Montagny, and added Vuillafans and Montgesoye when his mother died.

When a feud broke out between the bishop of Lausanne and the lords of Montagny, he sided with the bishop alongside Pierre de Grandson, whose daughter he would marry, until Edward of Savoy imposed a truce in 1327. He also served Count Philip I of Burgundy as lieutenant.

In 1351 he and his wife Jacquette of Grandson granted franchises to Orbe and Échallens to repopulate their villages. He died in February 1353 and was buried in the Lady chapel of Lausanne Cathedral; his son John III succeeded him.