County of Bar

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The County of Bar was a medieval principality in what is now northeastern France, strategically located between France and the Holy Roman Empire and often contested by regional powers.

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County of Bar canonical 20

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative territorial entity
medieval county
principality
borderedBy Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of France
capital Bar-le-Duc
coatOfArms Azure, two bars gules
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolved 1354
14th century
feudalStatus vassal of the Holy Roman Emperor
firstRuler Frederick I of Bar
followedBy Duchy of Bar
governmentForm feudal monarchy
hasHistoricalRegion Barrois
hasPart Barrois mouvant
linked to: Barrois non-mouvant

Barrois non-mouvant
historyEvent contested between France and the Holy Roman Empire
involved in conflicts of the Lorraine region
inception 10th century
c. 950
integratedInto French crown lands
linked to: French royal domain

Kingdom of France
language Latin
Old French
laterFeudalStatus vassal of the King of France
locatedIn Lorraine
northeastern France
locatedInThePresentDayTerritoryOf France
namedAfter Bar-le-Duc
notableRuler Edward I of Bar
Henry II of Bar
Robert I of Bar
Robert II of Bar
Theobald I of Bar
Yolande of Flanders
partOf Duchy of Lorraine
regionType border march
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Bar
House of Lorraine
House of Montbéliard
linked to: House of Montfaucon
significantTown Bar-le-Duc
Pont-à-Mousson
Saint-Mihiel
strategicLocation between France and the Holy Roman Empire
timeOfIntegrationIntoFrance early modern period

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Referenced by (20)

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Duchy of Bar hasPredecessor County of Bar
Duchy of Bar elevatedFrom County of Bar
Edward I, Count of Bar feudalLordOf County of Bar
Joan of Bar placeOfBirth County of Bar
Countess of Bar country County of Bar
Countess of Bar associatedWith County of Bar
Countess of Bar titleLinkedTo County of Bar
Count of Bar country County of Bar
Count of Bar appliesToJurisdiction County of Bar
Count of Bar associatedWith County of Bar
House of Ardennes–Bar heldTerritory County of Bar
House of Bar associatedWith County of Bar
Eleanor of Bar placeOfDeath County of Bar
Eleanor of England associatedWith County of Bar