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The county of Bregenz is recorded as part of the 
After 1160, Bregenz fell to the counts of Montfort-Bregenz (1160 to 1338), a cadet branch of the counts of Montfort, Montfort-Tettnang-Bregenz (1354 to 1451). After 1451 the title of count of Bregenz was held by the
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History of Vorarlberg Duchy of Swabia Bregenz Udalriching dynasty
The county of Bregenz is recorded as part of the Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...
between 1043 and 1160. It was in possession of the Udalriching family, who took the titles of counts of Bregenz.
After 1160, Bregenz fell to the counts of Montfort-Bregenz (1160 to 1338), a cadet branch of the counts of Montfort, Montfort-Tettnang-Bregenz (1354 to 1451). After 1451 the title of count of Bregenz was held by the House of Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
and Bregenz was incorporated into the duchy of Austria
The Duchy of Austria (german: Herzogtum Österreich) was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1156 by the '' Privilegium Minus'', when the Margraviate of Austria (''Ostarrîchi'') was detached from Bavaria and eleva ...
. The nominal title of count of Bregenz was kept as part of the grand title of the Emperor of Austria until 1918.
Counts of Bregenz
Counts of Bregenz (Udalriching): * Ulrich VI, d. 950/957, count in Bregenz, count in Raetia * Ulrich IX, d. before 1079, count of Bregenz, count in Argengau and Nibelgau * Ulrich X, d. 1097, count of Bregenz * Rudolf I, d. 1160, count of Bregenz, count in Lower Raetia, count of Chur Afterwards the head of theHouse of Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
carried the title.
See also
*Duchy of Swabia
The Duchy of Swabia (German: ''Herzogtum Schwaben'') was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German Kingdom. It arose in the 10th century in the southwestern area that had been settled by Alemanni tribes in Late Antiquity.
While the ...
* Churraetia
* Counts of Montfort
* Further Austria
References
{{reflist *Joseph Zösmair: ''Geschichte Rudolfs des letzten der alten Grafen von Bregenz (1097-1160)'', in: ''Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung'' 44 (1915), 25–39online copy
History of Vorarlberg Duchy of Swabia Bregenz Udalriching dynasty