County of La Marche
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The County of La Marche was a medieval feudal territory in west-central France that played a strategic role between Poitou, Limousin, and Berry and was ruled at various times by powerful noble families such as the Lusignans.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal territory
ⓘ
former administrative territorial entity ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-French conflicts
ⓘ
Hundred Years War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Berry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limousin NERFINISHED ⓘ Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Guéret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feudalObligations | vassalage to the French crown ⓘ |
| feudalRank | county ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | French royal domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Occitan
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| linkedDynasty |
Bourbon dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Valois dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
west-central France ⓘ |
| militaryImportance | frontier march between northern and southern France ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from function as a border march ⓘ |
| nobleTitleCreated | Count of La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Hugh X of Lusignan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isabella of Angoulême NERFINISHED ⓘ James I Count of La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ John I Count of La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Creuse department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haute-Vienne department NERFINISHED ⓘ Indre department NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienne department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | march territory ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
House of Armagnac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Bourbon NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lusignan NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | buffer between Poitou Limousin and Berry ⓘ |
| successor | Province of Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeldBy | Counts of La Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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