County of Meulan
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The County of Meulan was a medieval French fief centered on the town of Meulan in the Île-de-France region, historically significant as a strategic lordship along the Seine.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal fief
ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-French nobility networks
ⓘ
Norman conquest aristocracy ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Duchy of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal domain of France ⓘ |
| capital | Meulan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | town of Meulan ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
river trade on the Seine
ⓘ
tolls and market rights ⓘ |
| eventuallyIntegratedInto | royal domain of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalObligations |
homage to overlord
ⓘ
military service to the French king ⓘ |
| feudalRank | county-level lordship ⓘ |
| governedAs | hereditary county ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Meulan castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification | castle of Meulan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | surrounding rural territories of Meulan ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | feudal customary law ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
access route between Normandy and Paris
ⓘ
control of Seine crossings ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Count of Meulan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Vexin area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | strategic lordship along the Seine ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Anglo-Norman politics
ⓘ
Capetian–Norman rivalries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedOn | Seine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | defense of Seine approaches to Paris ⓘ |
| near |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityHouse | House of Beaumont-Meulan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French crown lands sphere of influence
ⓘ
French feudal system ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
sometimes aligned with Dukes of Normandy
ⓘ
vassal of the King of France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Counts of Meulan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman-French nobility ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy | Anglo-Norman magnates ⓘ |
| typeOfBorder | frontier between Capetian and Norman influence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.