ðə kˈaʊnts ʌv mˈɔntfɔːɹt wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚ swˈɑːbiən nˈoʊbəl fˈæmɪli, ðə kˈaʊnts pˈælɐtˌiːn ʌv tˈuːbɪndʒən.
The counts of Montfort were originally a branch of another Swabian noble family, the counts palatine of Tübingen.