historical province of Champagne

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former administrative region historical province of France

The historical province of Champagne was a former region in northeastern France renowned for its medieval fairs, strategic location between Paris and Germany, and as the birthplace of the sparkling wine that bears its name.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former administrative region → historical province of France →
agriculturalProduct	grapes for sparkling wine →
associatedWith	coronation of French kings at Reims →
borderedBy	Burgundy → Franche-Comté NERFINISHED → Lorraine → Picardy → Île-de-France →
capital	Troyes →
country	France →
economicRole	major commercial crossroads of medieval Europe →
feudalStatus	county →
geographicalFeature	Marne River → rolling chalk hills →
historicalPeriod	Ancien Régime → Middle Ages →
historicalRegionOf	France →
hosted	Champagne fairs →
integratedIntoFrenchCrown	13th century →
knownFor	long-distance trade in the Middle Ages → medieval fairs → production of Champagne wine → strategic location between Paris and German lands →
language	Old French →
laterFeudalStatus	province of the Kingdom of France →
laterIntegratedInto	French crown domain →
laterLanguage	French →
legalSystem	customary law of Champagne →
locatedIn	northeastern France →
majorCity	Châlons-en-Champagne → Reims → Épernay →
modernTerritoryOverlap	Ardennes department → Aube department → Haute-Marne department → Marne department →
namedAfter	Champagne region →
notableMedievalEconomicFeature	system of credit and banking at Champagne fairs →
partOf	Kingdom of France →
religiousCenter	Reims Cathedral →
rulerTitle	Count of Champagne →
successorAdministrativeUnit	Champagne-Ardenne region → Grand Est region NERFINISHED →
tradeRoutesConnected	Flanders → Germany → Italy → Spain →
wineRegion	Champagne wine region →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Champagne → Reims →	partOf