Count of Loon

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The Count of Loon was the hereditary noble title held by the medieval rulers of the County of Loon in the Low Countries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Count of Loon canonical 2
Counts of Loon 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comital title
hereditary noble title
medieval noble title
alsoKnownAs Comes de Loon
Comes de Los
associatedLanguage Latin
Middle Dutch
associatedWithReligion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
associatedWithTerritory County of Loon
coatOfArmsUsedBy Count of Loon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Counts of Loon
country County of Loon
endTime 14th century
existedDuring High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
feudalRank count
firstKnownHolder Emmo, Count of Loon
governmentFormOfTerritory feudal county
hasCapital Borgloon
heldBy male-line heirs of the House of Loon
hereditaryIn House of Loon
historicalRegion present-day Belgian Limburg
inheritancePattern agnatic succession
languageOfName Latin
linkedTo County of Rieneck
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
surface form: Prince-Bishopric of Liège
nobleFamily House of Loon
nobleRankRelativePosition above baron
below duke
notableHolder Arnold I, Count of Loon
Arnold IV, Count of Loon
Emmo, Count of Loon
Gerard I, Count of Loon
surface form: Gerard, Count of Loon

Louis I, Count of Loon
partOf medieval nobility of the Low Countries
politicalStatusOfTerritory imperial fief
predecessorTitle local lords of Loon
region Low Countries
startTime 11th century
successorTitle princely authority of Liège over Loon
suzerain Holy Roman Emperor
Bishop of Liège
surface form: Prince-Bishop of Liège
titleCreatedFor rulers of the County of Loon
titleHolderOf ruler of the County of Loon
titleUsedIn feudal records
medieval charters
typeOfNobility continental European nobility
usedIn Holy Roman Empire

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

County of Loon rulingTitle Count of Loon
County of Loon associatedWithDynasty Count of Loon
this entity surface form: Counts of Loon
Looz rulingTitle Count of Loon
Count of Loon coatOfArmsUsedBy Count of Loon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Counts of Loon