County of Provence

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The County of Provence was a historic feudal territory in southeastern France along the Mediterranean, known for its influential medieval courts and later integration into the French crown.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
County of Provence canonical 43
Counts of Provence 5
Carolingian counts in Provence 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal territory
former state
historic county
annexationYear 1481
annexedBy Kingdom of France
capital Aix-en-Provence
continent Europe
countryToday France
era Middle Ages
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasBorderWith Comtat Venaissin
County of Barcelona
County of Forcalquier
County of Nice
Dauphiné
Kingdom of Arles
historicalCapital Aix-en-Provence
historicalRegion Occitania
knownFor courtly love poetry
influence on Occitan literature
medieval courts of troubadours
languageUsed Latin
Occitan
legalSystem customary law of Provence
locatedIn Provence
southeastern France
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
mergedInto French crown lands
linked to: French royal domain
notableRuler Charles I of Anjou
Louis II of Anjou
Louis XI of France
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
linked to: Ramon Berenguer III

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
René of Anjou
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledByDynasty Bosonid dynasty
Capetian House of Anjou
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Barcelona
House of Bourbon
House of Valois
House of Valois-Anjou
Ramnulfid dynasty
successor Provence (French province)
linked to: Provence

Province of Provence
linked to: Provence
unionWith County of Forcalquier
unionYear 1209
wasVassalOf Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleanor of Provence birthRegion County of Provence
House of Baux associatedWith County of Provence
Count of Provence historicalRegion County of Provence
Count of Provence governedTerritory County of Provence
Count of Toulouse sharesBorderWith County of Provence
Occitania historicalPoliticalEntity County of Provence
Sanchia of Provence placeOfBirth County of Provence
Sanchia of Provence nobleFamily Counts of Provence
linked to: County of Provence
René of Anjou deathPlace County of Provence
Margaret of Provence birthPlace County of Provence
Marquis of Provence governedTerritory County of Provence
County of Toulouse borderedBy County of Provence
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse regionRuled Provence (margraviate)
linked to: County of Provence
William I of Baux historicalRegion County of Provence
Lord of Baux region County of Provence
Lord of Baux vassalTo Counts of Provence
linked to: County of Provence
Les Baux family alliedWith Counts of Provence
linked to: County of Provence
Les Baux family conflictedWith Counts of Provence
linked to: County of Provence
Lords of Les Baux historicalRegion County of Provence
subject linked to: lords of Les Baux
Raymond I of Baux countryOfCitizenship County of Provence
Raymond I of Baux placeOfActivity County of Provence
fortified town of Les Baux controlledBy Counts of Provence
linked to: County of Provence
Beatrice of Savoy activeIn County of Provence
Bosonid dynasty precededBy Carolingian counts in Provence
linked to: County of Provence
Sancho, Count of Provence territoryRuled County of Provence
Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Provence realm County of Provence
Margrave of Provence associatedWith County of Provence
Countess of Provence country County of Provence
Countess of Provence appliesToJurisdiction County of Provence
Countess of Provence associatedWith County of Provence
Countess of Provence exercisedPowerOver County of Provence
House of Valois-Anjou hasTerritory County of Provence
Beatrice of Provence countryOfBirth County of Provence
Louis II of Anjou reignOver County of Provence
Count of Forcalquier successor County of Provence
Count of Forcalquier mergedInto County of Provence
Sanchia of Provence countryOfCitizenship County of Provence
subject linked to: Sanchia
Constance of Arles regionOfOrigin County of Provence
Gerberga of Burgundy associatedWith County of Provence
René of Anjou deathPlace County of Provence
subject linked to: René le Bon
René of Anjou reignOver County of Provence
subject linked to: René le Bon
Duke of Provence hasPart County of Provence
Jeanne de Laval associatedWith County of Provence
marchio Provinciae associatedWithTerritory County of Provence
Estates of Aix-en-Provence regionServed County of Provence