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.

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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

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County of Valois borderedBy County of Vermandois
Count of Vermandois governedTerritory County of Vermandois