County of Soissons
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The County of Soissons was a medieval feudal territory in northern France centered on the town of Soissons, historically significant as a political and military stronghold in the region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Domain of Soissons | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal fief
ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bishopric of Soissons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capetian influence in northern France ⓘ Soissons Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval warfare in northern France ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other counties of northern France ⓘ |
| capital | Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Latin Christendom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | agricultural-based economy ⓘ |
| era |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feudalRank | county ⓘ |
| followedBy | royal domain of the French crown ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | town of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFortification | castle of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm |
feudal monarchy
ⓘ
hereditary county ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | medieval sieges of Soissons ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | rural hinterland around Soissons ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Old French ⓘ |
| hasNobleFamily | Counts of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNobleTitleHolder | French nobility ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Count of Soissons ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
buffer territory in northern France
ⓘ
center of local noble power ⓘ |
| legalSystem | feudal customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
historic province of Île-de-France
ⓘ
northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ region of Picardy ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | fortified county ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
feudal structure of the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | vassal territory of the French king ⓘ |
| precededBy | late Carolingian royal domain around Soissons ⓘ |
| significance |
military stronghold
ⓘ
regional political center ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
near the Aisne River
ⓘ
on routes between Paris and northeastern France ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typeOfSubdivision | county of the French crown ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Domain of Soissons