Duchy of Auvergne

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The Duchy of Auvergne was a medieval feudal territory in central France, centered on the Auvergne region and ruled by local nobles within the Kingdom of France.

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Duchy of Auvergne canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy
former polity
medieval feudal territory
allegiance Capetian dynasty
French Crown
surface form: French crown
associatedWithDynasty House of Auvergne
House of Bourbon
borderedBy County of Forez
historical region of Gévaudan
surface form: County of Gévaudan

County of Velay
Duchy of Aquitaine
capital Clermont
Clermont-Ferrand
continent Europe
country Kingdom of France
feudalRank duchy
governmentType feudal monarchy
hasCity Issoire
Montferrand
Riom
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
pastoralism
viticulture
hasTerritorialCore Massif Central
surface form: Auvergne plateau
historicalEvent integration into the royal domain of France
historicalLanguage Occitan
historicalRegion Auvergne
historicalStatus subdivision of the French kingdom
languageUsed Old French
locatedIn Auvergne
Kingdom of the Franks
central France
modern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
locatedInPresentDay France
nobleTitle Duke of Auvergne
overlord King of France
partOf French royal domain
surface form: French crown lands

Kingdom of France
politicalSystem feudalism
presentIn Middle Ages
region Massif Central
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingClass local nobles
successor Province of Auvergne
surface form: Auvergne (province of France)

Province of Auvergne
terrain mountainous
volcanic highlands

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