lords of Les Baux

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The lords of Les Baux were the medieval noble rulers of the fortified town and surrounding territory of Les Baux-de-Provence in southern France, known for their influential and often turbulent role in Provençal history.

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Lords of Les Baux 2
lords of Les Baux canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal lords
medieval noble dynasty
architectureStyleAssociated medieval military architecture
associatedDynasty House of Les Baux of Andria
surface form: House of Les Baux
associatedWith Château des Baux
surface form: House of Les Baux
coatOfArms a star with sixteen rays
conflictType feudal conflicts with neighboring lords
country Kingdom of France
culture Provençal culture
economicBase agriculture in surrounding lands
control of local trade routes
exercisedPowerOver justice in Les Baux and environs
military defense of Les Baux
taxation in their domain
fortifiedTown Les Baux-de-Provence
geographicContext Southern France
surface form: southern France
governedTerritory Alpilles region
Les Baux-de-Provence
governmentForm feudal lordship
hereditaryTitle yes
historicalRegion County of Provence
historicalSignificance example of Provençal feudal lordship
influenced political balance in Provence
knownFor influence on Provençal history
local warfare and feuds in Provence
languageOfAdministration Occitan
Old French
locatedInTimePeriod Middle Ages
militaryForces feudal retinues and vassals
mythicalAncestryClaim descent from Balthazar, one of the Biblical Magi
notableFor rule over Les Baux-de-Provence and surrounding territory
turbulent role in Provençal politics
partOf Provençal nobility
politicalRole regional power in medieval Provence
region Provence
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledFrom Château des Baux
surface form: castle rock of Les Baux
seatOfPower Château des Baux
Les Baux-de-Provence
socialClass nobility
successorEntity French royal domain in Provence
terrainControlled Valensole Plateau
surface form: Alpilles limestone plateau
titleHeld Lord of Baux
surface form: Lord of Les Baux
typeOfNobility seigneurial lords
usedFortification Château des Baux
surface form: castle of Les Baux

fortified town of Les Baux
vassalageSystem feudal vassals in surrounding countryside

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House of Baux hereditaryOffice lords of Les Baux
Les Baux family nobleTitle lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form: Lords of Les Baux
fortified town of Les Baux controlledBy lords of Les Baux
this entity surface form: Lords of Les Baux