Prince of Sedan

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The Prince of Sedan was a French noble title associated with the sovereign rulers of the small principality of Sedan in northeastern France, notably held by members of the La Tour d’Auvergne family.

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Prince of Sedan canonical 6
Prince of Sedan, from 1591 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble title
hereditary title
annexationDate 1642
annexationUnder Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
annexedBy Kingdom of France
associatedDynasty House of La Tour d’Auvergne
associatedWith Principality of Sedan
associatedWithReligion Calvinism
borderContext near border with the Holy Roman Empire
near border with the Spanish Netherlands
country France
formerStatus independent principality
governedCity Sedan
governs Principality of Sedan
hasTerritorialBase Sedan
heldBy Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
La Tour d’Auvergne family
hereditaryIn La Tour d’Auvergne male line
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
languageOfTitle French
linkedToEvent Annexation of Sedan by France
French Wars of Religion
Thirty Years’ War
linked to: Thirty Years' War
locatedIn northeastern France
lostSovereignty 17th century
militaryRole command of Sedan fortress
nobleRank prince
notableHolder Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
partOf French nobility
politicalAlignment often opposed to royal centralization
politicalRole Huguenot leader
predecessorTitle Lord of Sedan
region Ardennes
linked to: Ardennes region
relatedTitle Duke of Bouillon
religiousContext Protestant nobility in France
seatOfPower Sedan Castle
sovereigntyStatus sovereign ruler of Sedan
strategicImportance control of Meuse valley routes
titleExtinctionReason incorporation of Sedan into royal domain
titleFor ruler of the Principality of Sedan
titleType territorial principality
usedBy French Protestant princes
vassalageStatus nominally under French crown before annexation

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Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne nobleTitle Prince of Sedan
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne titleHeldFrom Prince of Sedan, from 1591
linked to: Prince of Sedan
La Tour d’Auvergne nobleTitleHeld Prince of Sedan