County of Touraine
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The County of Touraine was a historic feudal region in central France centered on Tours, strategically important in medieval power struggles between the French crown and the Angevin (Plantagenet) rulers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Province of Tours | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former feudal fief
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ medieval territorial principality ⓘ |
| absorbedInto |
province of Touraine under the French monarchy
ⓘ
royal domain of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
House of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Capet NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | integration into centralized French monarchy ⓘ |
| feudalRank | county ⓘ |
| governedBy | count ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole | contested frontier between French crown and Angevin Empire ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Loire Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central France ⓘ region between Anjou and Orléanais ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | province of Touraine ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
fief held of the French crown
ⓘ
royal appanage at various times ⓘ |
| predecessor | Carolingian pagus of Turonensis ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Indre-et-Loire department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Archbishopric of Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
buffer zone between Capetian and Angevin powers
ⓘ
control of Loire River corridor ⓘ |
| successor |
French royal bailliages and sénéchaussées in Touraine
ⓘ
province of Touraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Capetian kings of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Counts of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ Plantagenet dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasTitleHeldBy |
French royal princes
ⓘ
Geoffrey Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ John of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Province of Tours