historical province of Berry
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The historical province of Berry was a former province in central France, centered on the city of Bourges, known for its medieval heritage and role in the French kingdom before the Revolution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berry | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical province of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Duke John, Duke of Berry (Jean de Berry) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLandmark |
Bourges Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Château de Valençay NERFINISHED ⓘ Noirlac Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ Palais Jacques-Cœur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
medieval manuscripts and illumination
ⓘ
traditional music and folk dances ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | creation of French departments in 1790 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| governedAs | duchy under French princes ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Azure semé-de-lis or, a bordure engrailed gules ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | province of the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| historicalTitle | Duchy of Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gothic architecture in Bourges
ⓘ
agricultural landscapes ⓘ medieval heritage ⓘ traditional Berrichon culture ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Berrichon dialect of French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central France ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bourges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Châteauroux NERFINISHED ⓘ Issoudun NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Amand-Montrond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryOverlap |
Cher department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Creuse department (partial) ⓘ Indre department NERFINISHED ⓘ Loir-et-Cher department (partial) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtPatron | Jean de Berry and the Très Riches Heures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Capetian and Valois royal domains ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preFrenchRevolutionProvince | true ⓘ |
| regionType | rural region ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Archdiocese of Bourges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Cher department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indre department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalProduct |
goat cheese (e.g. Valençay, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre)
ⓘ
lentils from Berry ⓘ wines of Quincy and Reuilly ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bourges