County of Mortain
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The County of Mortain was a medieval Norman territorial lordship centered on the town of Mortain, historically held by powerful nobles closely tied to the dukes of Normandy and kings of England.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman territorial lordship
ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | royal domain of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateFormationCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Avranchin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotentin NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWith |
dukes of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kings of England ⓘ |
| declineAsAutonomousLordshipCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| englishCaput | Pevensey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| englishLandsRecordedIn | Domesday Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRank | county ⓘ |
| governedAs | feudal lordship ⓘ |
| governedBy | count of Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadReligiousHouse |
Abbey of Le Neufbourg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abbey of Savigny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy |
John of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matilda of Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert, Count of Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ William of Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderParticipatedIn | Battle of Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| laterSuzerainty | King of France ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeArea | Manche department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
John of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert, Count of Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAllegiance |
Duchy of Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| RobertCountOfMortainRewardedWith | extensive English lands ⓘ |
| RobertCountOfMortainWas | half-brother of William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| significantReorganizationCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
border lordship between Normandy and Brittany
ⓘ
control of routes between Normandy and western France ⓘ |
| suzerainty | Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tenurialConnection | honour of Mortain in England ⓘ |
| titleContinuedAs | French noble title ⓘ |
| titleCreatedFor | Robert, Count of Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vernacularLanguage | Old Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.