Château de Montbéliard
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The Château de Montbéliard
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| Coordinates | 47°30′34″N 6°48′04″E / 47.50944°N 6.80111°ECoordinates: 47°30′34″N 6°48′04″E / 47.50944°N 6.80111°E |
| Built | 13th century and 19th century |
| Built for | Montfaucon family |
| Original use | Castle |
| Current use | Museum |
| Owner | Municipalité de Montbéliard |
| Designated | 1996 |
 Location of Château de Montbéliard in France
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The Château de Montbéliard (Montbeliard Castle), also known as the Château des ducs de Württemberg (Castle of the Dukes of Württemberg) is a fortress located on an outcropping rock that overlookss the town of Montbéliard in the Doubs département of France. Since 1996, it has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The property of the commune, it is open to the public.
It is believed that there has been a fortress on the site since the Gallo-Roman times, though then it was only a wooden watchtower acting as an observation post for the defence of the town of Mandeure (Epomanduodurum).
Until 1397, the castle belonged to the Montfaucon family. The marriage of Henriette d'Orbe to Eberhard IV, son of the count Eberhard III of Württemberg, transferred the ownership of the castle to the Württemberg family. It was the home of Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt, mother of Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia.
In 1793, the castle became part of Revolutionary France. It served as a garrison until 1933, when it was transformed into a history museum.
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