County of Nevers

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The County of Nevers was a medieval feudal territory in central France that served as an important regional lordship within the Kingdom of France.

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Label Occurrences
County of Nevers canonical 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal lordship
former administrative territorial entity
medieval county
absorbedBy French crown
linked to: French Crown
borderedBy Bourbonnais
County of Auxerre
Duchy of Burgundy
capital Nevers
coatOfArmsFeature bend gules on or (in various historical versions)
continent Europe
country Kingdom of France
economicBase agriculture
river trade on the Loire
wine production
establishedInCentury 10th century
feudalStatus vassal of the King of France
firstKnownCount Renaud I of Nevers
linked to: Renauld I of Nevers
governmentForm feudal monarchy
historicalRegion Nivernais
integratedInto province of Nivernais
languageUsed Old French
legalSystem feudal law
locatedIn central France
locatedOnRiver Loire
mergedInto Duchy of Nevers
namedAfter Nevers
nobleRank county
notableCount Guy of Nevers
Louis de Gonzague, Duke of Nevers
linked to: Louis de Gonzague

Renaud I of Nevers
linked to: Renauld I of Nevers

William IV of Nevers
partOf Duchy of Burgundy
Kingdom of France
presentIn France
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledByDynasty House of Burgundy
House of Cleves
House of Courtenay
House of Donzy
House of Gonzaga
House of Nevers
rulingTitle Count of Nevers
strategicImportance control of Loire crossings
successorTerritory Duchy of Nevers
Nièvre department
Province of Nivernais
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Referenced by (7)

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

House of Dampierre regionOfInfluence County of Nevers
Count of Nevers associatedWith County of Nevers
Count of Nevers governs County of Nevers
Bonne of Artois associatedWithTerritory County of Nevers