County of Vermandois
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The County of Vermandois was a medieval feudal territory in northern France that played a significant role in the politics of the Frankish and early Capetian kingdoms.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | royal domain of France ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
feudal conflicts in northern France
ⓘ
struggles between Carolingians and early Capetians ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Artois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | fief of the French crown ⓘ |
| feudalSystem | Frankish feudalism ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal county ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major principality in northern France ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Péronne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | French royal administration ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Picardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vermandois region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | county ⓘ |
| notableCount |
Adalbert I of Vermandois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth of Vermandois NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert II of Vermandois NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph I of Vermandois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Capetian France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Francia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
power base for Carolingian princes
ⓘ
power base for early Capetian allies ⓘ |
| regionType | historic province of France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty |
Capetian dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carolingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbertian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantIn |
politics of the Frankish kingdoms
ⓘ
politics of the early Capetian monarchy ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
buffer between royal domain and Flanders
ⓘ
control of routes between Île-de-France and the northeast ⓘ |
| successor | royal bailliages in Picardy ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy | Counts of Vermandois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
King of France
ⓘ
King of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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