lords of Orange

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The lords of Orange were medieval feudal rulers of the small but strategically important principality of Orange in what is now southeastern France.

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Lord of Orange 2
lords of Orange canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval feudal lords
noble dynasty
country France
endTime Early modern period
exercisedPower judicial authority over subjects
military command within the principality
taxation rights
feudalSystem Western European feudalism
followedBy Prince of Orange
surface form: Princes of Orange
governmentForm feudal lordship
hasCapital Orange
hasCharacteristic hereditary rule
strategic location
vassalage relationships
hasEconomicBase agriculture
local markets
tolls on trade routes
hasFortification Castle of Orange
hasJurisdictionOver town of Orange and surrounding countryside
hasLanguage Old French
Occitan
surface form: Old Provençal
hasNotableSeat town of Orange
hasSuccessorTitle Prince of Orange
hasTerritory Principality of Orange
hasTitle lords of Orange self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord of Orange
heldBy various noble families over time
locatedIn Principality of Orange
southeastern France
locatedInRegion Occitania
Provence
locatedNear Rhône River
locatedOn Rhône valley trade routes
militaryRole defense of Rhône corridor
partOf French nobility
politicalStatus semi-independent lordship
vassal of larger regional powers
precededBy early local nobility of Orange
regionNowPartOf France
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Vaucluse department
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime Middle Ages
strategicImportance border position between regional powers
control of routes between northern Europe and Mediterranean

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

Prince of Orange originalTitleHolder lords of Orange
Prince of Orange predecessorTitle lords of Orange
this entity surface form: Lord of Orange
lords of Orange hasTitle lords of Orange self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Lords of Orange
this entity surface form: Lord of Orange