historical region of Comtat Venaissin
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The historical region of Comtat Venaissin was a former papal territory in southeastern France, centered around towns like Carpentras and known for its distinct administrative status until its annexation by France in the late 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historical region of Comtat Venaissin canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former papal territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| annexationDate | 1791 ⓘ |
| annexationEvent | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dauphiné
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Carpentras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Avignon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bédarrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Carpentras NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue NERFINISHED ⓘ Pernes-les-Fontaines NERFINISHED ⓘ Valréas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | papal currency ⓘ |
| currentTerritoryPartOf |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
department of Vaucluse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablished | 1791 ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeStatus |
ecclesiastical territory
ⓘ
papal enclave in France ⓘ |
| governedBy |
papal legate
ⓘ
vice-legate ⓘ |
| hadSpecialPrivileges |
autonomous municipal institutions
ⓘ
tax exemptions ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | French occupation in 1768 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct administrative status within France
ⓘ
papal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Occitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusBefore1791 | sovereign papal territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Provence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaucluse NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Venaissin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
States of the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn | Kingdom of France territory ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereign |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carpentras