Principality of Sedan
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The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Principality of Sedan canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former principality
ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ |
| academyClosed | 1681 (after annexation and integration into France) ⓘ |
| academyFounded | 1602 ⓘ |
| annexationConfirmedBy | Treaty of Paris (1642) ⓘ |
| annexationReignOf |
King Louis XIII
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIII of France
|
| annexedBy | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| capital | Sedan ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsBearer | House of La Tour d’Auvergne arms ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currency | French livre (in later period) ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1642 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1642 ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
principality ⓘ |
| hasCapitalFeature |
Château de Sedan
ⓘ
surface form:
fortress of Sedan
|
| hasCharacteristic | fortified town center ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Academy of Sedan ⓘ |
| hasType | microstate ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto |
historical province of Champagne
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Champagne (within France)
|
| knownFor |
Protestant refuge in France
ⓘ
early modern diplomatic activity ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ardennes region
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Meuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
|
| militaryArchitecture | bastioned fortress ⓘ |
| notableEvent | submission of Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne to Louis XIII (1641–1642) ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Roman Empire (nominally, in early period)
|
| playedRoleIn |
French Wars of Religion
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Thirty Years’ War
|
| politicalStatus | buffer state between France and German territories ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lordship of Sedan ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| ruledBy |
House of La Marck
ⓘ
House of La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | independent ⓘ |
| startTime | late 15th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
border fortress between France and the Empire
ⓘ
control of Meuse crossings ⓘ |
| successor | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| urbanCenter | Sedan ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.