Count of Paris

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Count of Paris was a powerful medieval noble title associated with the rulers of the Paris region, notably held by Hugh Capet before he became king of France and founded the Capetian dynasty.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Hugh Capet 0
Capetian dynasty 0
Count Paris 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval county title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction County of Paris NERFINISHED
Paris region NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED
Robertian dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWith Seine River NERFINISHED
Île-de-France NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Viking sieges of Paris NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of the Franks NERFINISHED
founded Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED
governmentForm feudal county
hasCapital Paris NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn formation of the French royal domain
selection of early French kings
hasLanguage Latin
Old French
hasStrategicImportance control of trade routes along the Seine
defense against Viking raids
hasTitleHolderRole administration of royal domain around Paris
defense of Paris
military leadership in Paris region
hasTypeOfNobility comital title
historicalFunction intermediary between king and local lords in Paris region
historicalStatus extinct title
locatedInPresentDay France NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod Carolingian era NERFINISHED
Early Capetian era NERFINISHED
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
namedAfter Hugh Capet NERFINISHED
notableHolder Hugh Capet NERFINISHED
partOf Frankish nobility
French peerage
positionHeld Count of Paris NERFINISHED
King of the Franks
precededBy local Gallo-Roman authorities of Paris region
rankInNobility count
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
seat Paris NERFINISHED
significantFor rise of the Capetian dynasty
successorTitle King of France
titleHolderClass Frankish counts
French high nobility
usedAsPowerBaseBy Hugh Capet NERFINISHED
Robertians NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugh Capet nobleTitle Count of Paris
Hugh Capet positionHeld Count of Paris
Prince Escalus relative Count of Paris
this entity surface form: Count Paris