ðɪ ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl ænd wˈɛlθi kˈaʊnts ʌv mˈɔntfɔːɹt tˈʊk ðɛɹ nˈeɪm fɹʌm ɐn ænsˈɛstɹəl kˈæsəl nˈeɪmd mˈɔntfɔːɹt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd klˈoʊs tə tədˈeɪz swˈɪs bˈoːɹdɚ nˌɪɹ wˈaɪlɚ, ɪnðə pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ˈɔːstɹiən stˈeɪt ʌv vˈoːɹɑːɹlbˌɜːɡ.
The influential and wealthy counts of Montfort took their name from an ancestral castle named Montfort, which was situated close to today's Swiss border near Weiler, in the present-day Austrian state of Vorarlberg.