County of Angoulême
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The County of Angoulême was a medieval feudal territory in southwestern France centered on the town of Angoulême, historically ruled by various noble families including the Lusignans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angoulême region (approximate) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal territory
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Capetian dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of La Marche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Périgord NERFINISHED ⓘ Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ Saintonge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalRank | county ⓘ |
| governmentForm | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Count of Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegionType | county of France ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angoumois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical region of Aquitaine ⓘ region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ southwestern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRulingFamily |
Lusignan family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taillefer family NERFINISHED ⓘ Valois-Angoulême family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord |
Duchy of Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Angoumois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French feudal system ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern department of Charente ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Counts of Angoulême
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lusignan NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Taillefer NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Valois-Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantTown | Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of routes between Poitou and Aquitaine ⓘ |
| successor |
Duchy of Angoulême
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French crown domain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angoulême region (approximate)
subject surface form:
Angoumois