House of Baux

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medieval dynasty noble family

The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medieval dynasty → noble family →
alternativeName	Les Baux family → Maison des Baux →
architectureAssociated	Château des Baux →
associatedWith	County of Provence → Holy Roman Empire →
coatOfArmsDescription	gules, a star of sixteen rays argent →
continent	Europe →
countryOfOrigin	Provence →
culturalSphere	Occitan culture →
declinePeriod	late Middle Ages →
dynasticClaim	descent from the Magi king Balthazar →
feudalStatus	high nobility →
floruit	12th century → 13th century →
foundingPeriod	11th century →
governed	fortified town of Les Baux →
heldTerritory	Les Baux → Principality of Orange → lands in Provence →
hereditaryOffice	lords of Les Baux →
historicalEra	High Middle Ages → Late Middle Ages →
historicalRole	regional power in medieval Provence →
languageOfName	French →
locatedIn	Kingdom of France →
mottoOrLegend	claim of a guiding star ancestry →
namedAfter	Les Baux-de-Provence →
nativeLanguage	Occitan →
nobleTitle	Lord of Baux → Prince of Orange →
notableMember	Bertrand I of Baux → Bertrand II of Baux → Hugh of Baux → Raymond I of Baux → William I of Baux →
notableSeat	Les Baux-de-Provence →
politicalAlignment	Provençal nobility →
produced	lords → princes → rulers of the Principality of Orange →
region	southern France →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
succeededBy	House of Chalon-Arlay in Orange →
symbol	sixteen-rayed star →
typeOfMonarchy	feudal lordship →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Principality of Orange →	rulingDynasty