Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard

George I of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
Henry, Count of Württemberg
Mother	Eva of Salm

George I of Württemberg-Montbéliard, nicknamed "the Cautious" (4 February 1498 at Urach Castle in

and his second wife, the Countess Eva of Salm.

In 1514, he received the County of Harburg, the city of Riquewihr and Bilstein Castle. In 1519, his older brother, Duke Ulrich was deposed and exiled from Württemberg. George tried to support him militarily, and was forced to go into exile to Strasbourg. On 2 September 1526, Ulrich sold him the County of Montbéliard and associated Lordships, with an option to buy it back.

In 1531, George joined the Protestant

as governor there.

After the defeat of the Schmalkaldic League in 1547, the Emperor intended to take the Country of Montbéliard. Ulrich died in 1550. After the Peace of Passau of 1552, Württemberg was allowed to keep Montbéliard. In 1553, Christoper returned Montbéliard to his uncle George, who then ruled the county until his death in 1558.

When in 1593, Christoper's son

.

Marriage and issue

George married in 1555 with the 19-year-old Barbara of Hesse (1536-1597), a daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse. They had three children:

• Ulrich (1556-1557)
• Frederick (1557-1608), married Sibylla of Anhalt (1564-1614), a daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt
  ( 1536-1586)
• Eva Christina (1558-1575)

References

• Paul Friedrich von Stälin (1878), "Georg, Graf von Württemberg-Mömpelgard", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 709

Georg I, Count of Württemberg-Mömpelgard House of Württemberg Born: 4 February 1498 Died: 17 July 1558
Preceded by Ulrich	Count of Montbéliard 1526-1534	Succeeded by Ulrich
Preceded by Christopher	Count of Montbéliard 1553-1558	Succeeded by Frederick