Counts of La Marche

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The Counts of La Marche were medieval French nobles who ruled the strategically important La Marche region and were notably associated with the influential Lusignan family.

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Count of La Marche 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval French nobility
noble title
associatedWith House of Bourbon NERFINISHED
House of Lusignan NERFINISHED
House of Valois NERFINISHED
borderFunction buffer between royal and ducal territories
conflictInvolvement Anglo-French conflicts NERFINISHED
Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
feudalRank count
governanceForm hereditary county
governmentType feudal county
historicalEra Middle Ages
inheritancePattern hereditary succession
language Old French
laterStatus absorbed into the royal domain of France
linkedDynasty Capetian House of Anjou NERFINISHED
Plantagenet dynasty (through conflicts and marriages) NERFINISHED
linkedTo County of Angoulême NERFINISHED
County of Limousin NERFINISHED
County of Poitou NERFINISHED
locatedIn central France
notableEvent confiscations and regrants by French kings in the 13th–14th centuries
union of La Marche with Angoulême under the Lusignans
notableHolder Hugh I of La Marche NERFINISHED
Hugh VII of Lusignan NERFINISHED
Hugh X of Lusignan NERFINISHED
Isabella of Angoulême NERFINISHED
James I, Count of La Marche (House of Bourbon) NERFINISHED
John of Brienne, Count of La Marche NERFINISHED
originalTitleName Comtes de la Marche NERFINISHED
overlord Kings of France NERFINISHED
partOf French feudal system
politicalStatus semi-autonomous under French suzerainty
powerBase La Marche region NERFINISHED
region La Marche NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
role administration of justice in La Marche
regional military leadership
sovereigntyType fief held of the French crown
strategicImportance border region between Poitou, Limousin, and Berry
strategicRole control of routes between northern and southern France
titleHolder Bourbon family NERFINISHED
Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED
Lusignan family NERFINISHED
titleLanguage French
vassalTo King of France

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Lusignan dynasty hasTitle Counts of La Marche
Hugh X of Lusignan title Counts of La Marche
this entity surface form: Count of La Marche
Guy of Lusignan fatherTitle Counts of La Marche
this entity surface form: Count of La Marche
Charles IV of France title Counts of La Marche
this entity surface form: Count of La Marche