House of Baux

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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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
House of Baux canonical 13
arms of the House of Baux 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval dynasty
noble family
alternativeName Les Baux family
Les Baux-de-Provence
surface form: 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-de-Provence
surface form: 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 I of Baux
surface form: 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
surface form: southern France
religion Roman Catholicism
succeededBy House of Chalon-Arlay
surface form: House of Chalon-Arlay in Orange
symbol sixteen-rayed star
typeOfMonarchy feudal lordship

Referenced by (14)

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

Principality of Orange rulingDynasty House of Baux
Bertrand I of Baux memberOf House of Baux
Bertrand I of Baux nobleFamily House of Baux
Bertrand I of Baux hasHeraldicSymbol House of Baux
this entity surface form: arms of the House of Baux
William I of Baux nobleFamily House of Baux
Hugh of Baux memberOf House of Baux
Hugh of Baux nobleFamily House of Baux
Château des Baux controlledBy House of Baux
Lord of Baux heldBy House of Baux
Lord of Baux nobleFamily House of Baux
Lord of Baux associatedDynasty House of Baux
Raymond I of Baux memberOf House of Baux
Raymond I of Baux nobleFamily House of Baux
Raymond I of Baux house House of Baux