Countess of Provence
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The Countess of Provence was a powerful medieval noble title associated with the ruler of the prosperous and strategically important County of Provence in what is now southeastern France.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
medieval title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County of Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
County of Provence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ Provençal court culture ⓘ strategic Alpine passes ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Count of Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Italian states on the Ligurian coast
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersStatus |
feudal rights over vassals
ⓘ
high nobility ⓘ territorial sovereignty ⓘ |
| country | County of Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentTitle | female equivalent of Count of Provence ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerOver |
County of Provence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural fiefs in Provence ⓘ towns of Provence ⓘ |
| feudalSystem | feudalism in medieval France ⓘ |
| governmentForm | feudal county ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
aristocratic
ⓘ
hereditary ⓘ medieval ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
consort of the ruling Count of Provence
ⓘ
feudal overlord ⓘ ruler of the County of Provence ⓘ territorial lord ⓘ |
| heldBy |
foreign princesses through dynastic marriage
ⓘ
members of the Provençal ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| involvesRight |
administration of justice
ⓘ
collection of taxes ⓘ military command within the county ⓘ patronage of churches and monasteries ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment |
Occitan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | southeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | countess ⓘ |
| partOf |
French nobility
ⓘ
Provençal nobility ⓘ |
| religionOfEnvironment | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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