Bourbonnais

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historic province of France

Bourbonnais is a historic province in central France that once formed the heartland of the powerful Bourbon family’s domains.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic province of France →
associatedNobleTitle	Bourbonnais (as territorial designation) →
associatedWithDynasty	French royal family → Neapolitan royal family → Spanish royal family →
borderedByHistoricProvince	Auvergne → Berry → Bourbonnais Marche interface → Bourgogne → Nivernais →
capital	Moulins →
coatOfArms	azure semé-de-lis or with a bend gules →
containsTown	Bourbon-l’Archambault → Gannat → Montluçon → Moulins →
coreTerritoryOf	House of Bourbon →
country	France →
culturalIdentity	distinct provincial identity within France →
formerCapital	Bourbon-l’Archambault →
historicalCapital	Moulins →
historicalEconomy	agriculture → forestry → livestock farming →
historicalEvent	confiscation of Bourbon estates after treason of Constable Charles III de Bourbon →
historicalLanguage	Franco-Provençal → French → Occitan →
historicalPeriod	Ancien Régime → Middle Ages →
historicalRegionCode	FR-Bourbonnais (traditional, not administrative) →
historicalRegionOf	France →
historicalRulerFamily	House of Bourbon →
historicalRulerTitle	Duke of Bourbon →
historicalStatus	county → duchy →
integratedIntoRoyalDomain	16th century →
largestModernDepartment	Allier →
locatedIn	central France →
namedAfter	House of Bourbon →
notableSpaTown	Bourbon-l’Archambault →
partOf	Kingdom of France →
predecessorOf	Allier department →
presentInModernRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Centre-Val de Loire →
river	Allier → Cher →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Montluçon → Moulins ("Bourbonnais historical province") →	isPartOf
Bourbonnais ("Bourbonnais (as territorial designation)") →	associatedNobleTitle
Olivet Nazarene University →	city
Bourbon-l’Archambault →	demonym
Allier department ("Bourbonnais region") →	hasHistoricArea
Duchy of Bourbon →	historicalRegion
Bourbon-l’Archambault →	historicRegion
Allier department →	locatedInHistoricalProvince
Duchy of Bourbon →	region