Countess of Charolais

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The Countess of Charolais was a French noblewoman of the late Middle Ages, notably associated with the powerful Burgundian court and the territories surrounding Charolais in eastern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf countess
noble title
associatedTerritory Charolais region
County of Charolais
associatedWith Burgundian court
linked to: court of Burgundy
country Kingdom of France
culturalContext Burgundian court culture
French medieval nobility
economicBase agricultural revenues
feudalContext Burgundian State
linked to: Duchy of Burgundy

Duchy of Burgundy
genderOfHolder female
governanceForm feudal lordship
historicalRegion Burgundy
languageOfTitle French
locatedIn Charolais
eastern France
nobleHierarchyLevel above baroness
below duchess
nobleRank high nobility
overlord Duke of Burgundy
King of France
partOf County of Charolais
politicalFunction local governance in Charolais
politicalSignificance linked Burgundian and French interests in eastern France
regionType rural territory
socialRole member of Burgundian aristocracy
member of French nobility
titleHolderStatus landed aristocracy
titleType hereditary title
territorial title
usedInPeriod late Middle Ages

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Bonne of Berry title Countess of Charolais
Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac heldTitle Count of Charolais (by right of his wife for a time)
linked to: Countess of Charolais
Isabella of Bourbon title Countess of Charolais