Henry I of Montbéliard

Henry I of Montfaucon (died 1367) was a baron of the County of Burgundy who became Count of Montbéliard through his wife. As the eldest he took over the barony of Montfaucon after John II died, and in 1320 married Agnes, daughter of Reginald of Burgundy, who had governed Montbéliard.

Her brother Othenin, mentally disabled, was kept under guardianship; after his death Henry ruled the county, and Emperor Louis IV invested him on 23 January 1339. In March 1340 the townspeople of Montbéliard rose against him, and he ended the revolt with promises of pardon rather than bloodshed.

He campaigned for Philip VI, fighting the Flemings at Cassel in 1328 and later the English, and served with the Teutonic Knights in Prussia. In 1362 Charles IV named him imperial vicar in the County of Burgundy, and his son Stephen succeeded him.