Sovereign Prince of Sedan
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The Sovereign Prince of Sedan was the independent ruler of the small principality of Sedan in northeastern France, a strategically important Protestant stronghold during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sovereign Prince of Sedan canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
hereditary monarch ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Huguenot nobility
ⓘ
Reformed churches in France ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
French Wars of Religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thirty Years’ War (peripherally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of La Marck and La Tour d’Auvergne (quartered) ⓘ |
| country | Principality of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty |
La Marck family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Tour d’Auvergne family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | annexation by France ⓘ |
| endOfIndependence | 1642 ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant German princes ⓘ |
| governmentType | principality ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | semi-independent principality under nominal French suzerainty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ardennes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| militaryRole | fortified Protestant refuge ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Charlotte de La Marck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Robert de La Marck NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Wars of Religion context ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
imperial immediacy-like status
ⓘ
independent ruler ⓘ |
| positionHeldOver | Principality of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorTitle | Count of Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence | Château de Sedan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
Protestant stronghold in France
ⓘ
strategically important border principality ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
Meuse River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
frontier between France and the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| succession | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| successorState | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 17th century
ⓘ
late 16th century ⓘ |
| titleStyle | Sovereign Prince ⓘ |
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