Maine
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Maine is a historical region in northwestern France that played a significant role in the medieval power struggles between the English and French crowns.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maine (historical province) | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former province of France
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
House of Anjou
ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet dynasty
|
| borderedBy |
Anjou
ⓘ
Brittany ⓘ Normandy ⓘ Perche ⓘ Touraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Le Mans ⓘ |
| contains |
Le Mans
ⓘ
Mayenne ⓘ Sarthe ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
French royal domain
ⓘ
surface form:
royal domain of France
|
| languageHistoricallySpoken | Old French ⓘ |
| laterAdministrativeSuccessor |
department of Mayenne
ⓘ
Sarthe department ⓘ
surface form:
department of Sarthe
|
| locatedIn | northwestern France ⓘ |
| partOf | Angevin sphere of influence ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | medieval power struggles between English and French crowns ⓘ |
| regionType | feudal county ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantCity |
Laval
ⓘ
Le Mans ⓘ |
| wasCounty | County of Maine ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.