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.

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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

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Mortain wasCountySeatOf County of Mortain