County of Champagne
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The County of Champagne was a prosperous medieval principality in northeastern France, famed for its powerful counts, international trade fairs, and strategic role in French politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Champagne canonical | 13 |
| County of Troyes | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former principality
ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ |
| capital | Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Capetian dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | major center of European long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endCause | integration into the French royal domain ⓘ |
| endTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| fullyIncorporatedIntoRoyalDomainDate | 1314 ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | later French province of Champagne ⓘ |
| importantEvent | union with the French crown through the marriage of Joan I of Navarre to Philip IV of France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Champagne Fairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international trade fairs ⓘ patronage of literature and troubadours ⓘ prosperous medieval economy ⓘ strategic role in French politics ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary law of Champagne ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
historic province of Champagne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Châlons-en-Champagne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provins NERFINISHED ⓘ Reims NERFINISHED ⓘ Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Kingdom of France royal domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry I of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie of France, Countess of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald II of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald III of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ Theobald IV of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
feudal principality
ⓘ
peerage of France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Count of Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 10th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
buffer between Île-de-France and the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
control of routes between northern Europe and the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| suzerainFrom | Capetian kings of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradePartners |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German lands ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian city-states ⓘ |
| unionWithFrenchCrownDate | 1284 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
County of Troyes
subject surface form:
Champagne (province)