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	FRANCHE-COMTE - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCHE-COMTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the 10th century these four countships were united to form a whole, which came to be called the countship of Burgundy, and belonged at that time to the family of the counts of Macon.
		The limits of the countship were definitely settled under Otto William, son of Albert or Adalbert, king of Italy (f1027), who on the death of his father-in-law, Henry (1002), tried to seize the duchy of Burgundy,but without success.
		Alix, daughter of Beatrix and of Otto of Meran, and heiress to the countship of Burgundy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FRANCHE_COMTE.htm (1359 words)

	Anjou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From the outset of the reign of Charles the Bald, the integrity of Anjou was seriously menaced by a two-fold danger: from Brittany and from Normandy.
		Hugh the Abbot succeeded him in the countship of Anjou as in most of his other duties, and on his death (886) it passed to Odo, the eldest son of Robert the Strong, who, on his accession to the throne of France (888), probably handed it over to his brother Robert.
		Henceforward Henry succeeded in keeping the countship of Anjou all his life; for though he granted it in 1168 to his son Henry the Young King when the latter became old enough to govern it, he absolutely refused to allow him to enjoy his power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anjou (3261 words)

	ANJOU - LoveToKnow Article on ANJOU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was bounded on the north by the countship of Maine, on the east by that of Touraine, on the south by that of Poitiers and by the Mauges, on the west by the countship of Nantes.
		Hugh the Abbot succeeded him in the countship of Anjou as in most of his other duties, and on his death (886) it passed to Odo (q.v.), the eldest son of Robert the Strong, who, on his accession to the throne of France (888), probably handed it over to his brother Robert.
		All the while that Fulk the Young and Geoffrey the Handsome were carrying on the work of extending the countship of Anjou, they did not neglect to strengthen their authority at home, to which the unruliness of the -barons was a menace.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AN/ANJOU.htm (2454 words)

	Montpensier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The countship was subsequently held by Louis de Bourbon, the younger son of John and Marie, and by his descendants up to Charles de Bourbon-Montpensier, the famous constable, who became duke of Bourbon by his marriage with his cousin, Suzanne de Bourbon, in 1505.
		Confiscated by King Francis I, the countship was restored in 1538 to Louise de Bourbon, sister of the constable, and widow of the prince de La Roche-sur-Yon, and to her son Louis (1513–1582), and was erected into a duchy in the peerage of France (duché-pairie) in 1539.
		Marie, daughter and heiress of Henry, Duke of Montpensier, brought the duchy to her husband Gaston, Duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIII, whom she married in 1626, and their daughter and heiress, known as La Grande Mademoiselle was duchess of Montpensier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montpensier (449 words)

	Agenais - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Having in general shared the fortunes of Aquitaine during the Merovingian and Carolingian periods, Agenais next became an hereditary countship in the part of the country now called Gascony (Vasconia).
		In 1038 this countship was purchased by the dukes of Aquitaine and counts of Poitiers.
		During the wars between the English and the French in the 14th and 15th centuries, Agenais was frequently taken and retaken, the final retreat of the English in 1453 at last leaving the king of France in peaceable possession.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Agenois (331 words)

	CHAMPAGNE - Online Information article about CHAMPAGNE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Theobald (Thibaud) I., count of Blois and Meaux, eldest son of Odo I., became count of Champagne.
		Hugh, who became a templar in 1125, and gave up the countship to his suzerain, the count of Blois.
		Fair, to whom she brought the countship of Champagne as well as the kingdom of Navarre.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAU_CHA/CHAMPAGNE.html (1616 words)

	Montpensier
		The French lordship of Montpensier (départment of Puy-de-Dôme), which became a countship in the 14th century, was sold in 1384 by Bernard and Robert de Ventadour to John, duke of Berry, whose daughter Marie brought the countship to her husband, John I, duke of Bourbon, in 1400.
		Confiscated by King Francis I, the countship was restored in 1538 to Louise de Bourbon, sister of the constable, and widow of the prince de La Roche-sur-Yon[?], and to her son Louis (1513 -- 1582), and was erected into a duchy in the peerage of France (duché-pairie) in 1539.
		Marie, daughter and heiress of Henri de Bourbon, duke of Montpensier, brought the duchy to her husband Gaston, duke of Orleans, brother of Louis XIII, whom she married in 1626, and their daughter and heiress (see below), known as La Grande Mademoiselle was duchess of Montpensier.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Montpensier.html (246 words)

	buurmalsen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The province's history began with the countship of Gelre, or Geldern, established in the 11th century around castles near Roermond and Geldern (now in Germany).
		The counts of Gelre acquired the Betuwe and Veluwe regions and, through marriage, the countship of Zutphen.
		Further enlarged by the acquisition of the imperial city of Nijmegen in the 13th century, the countship was raised to a duchy in 1339 by the German king, Louis the Bavarian.
	chatillon-coligny.ifrance.com /buurmalsen.htm (264 words)

	Encyclopedia: Counts of Castell
		The Countship of Castell was created in AD1200, in the modern region of Franconia in northern Bavaria, Germany.
		The Countship partitioned into Elder and Younger lines in 1254, which were reunited in 1347 with the extinction of the Elder branch.
		When Count Wolfgang Theodoric of Castell-Castell (itself a partition of Castell-Remlingen) died in 1709, the Countship of Castell was recreated as a partition.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Counts-of-Castell (380 words)

	Angoulême biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The countship of Angoulême dated from the 9th century, the most important of the early counts being William Taillefer, whose descendants held the title till the end of the 12th century.
		Withdrawn from them on more than one occasion by Richard Coeur-de-Lion, it passed to King John of England on his marriage with Isabel, daughter of Count Adhémar, and by her subsequent marriage in 1220 to Hugh X passed to the Lusignan family, counts of Marche.
		In 1394 the countship came to the house of Orleans, a member of which, Francis I, became king of France in 1515 and raised it to the rank of duchy in favour of his mother Louise of Savoy.
	angouleme.biography.ms (662 words)

	ANJOU - Online Information article about ANJOU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BEAT (a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages; it is connected with the similar Romanic words derived from the Late Lat.
		King John soon regained the upper hand, for Philip Augustus having deserted Arthur by the treaty of Le Goulet (22nd of May 1200), John made his way into Anjou; and on the 18th of June 1200 was recognized as count at Angers.
		The defeat of the latter, who was taken prisoner at Mirebeau on the 1st of August 1202, seemed to ensure John's success, but he was abandoned by William des Roches, who in 1203 assisted Philip Augustus in subduing the whole of Anjou.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ANC_APO/ANJOU.html (4500 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Bremen
		Hartwich I (1148-68), Count of Stade, brought the countship of Stade under the jurisdiction of the Church of Bremen.
		Dissensions over the choice of an archbishop and the claims of Palatine Count Henry, son-in-law of Henry the Lion, to the countship of Stade, left the Church of Bremen in sore straits at the beginning of the thirteenth century.
		Less fortunate was the episcopate of Heinrich von Schwarzburg (1463-96), who also became Bishop of Münster in 1466; the city of Bremen took advantage of the almost uninterrupted absence of the last-named archbishop to shake off the episcopal authority almost entirely.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02756a.htm (1512 words)

	Earl of Albemarle - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fief of Aumale was granted by the archbishop of Rouen to Odo of Champagne, brother-in-law of William the Conqueror, who erected it into a countship.
		Soon after the death of Baldwin (October 13, 1213), William de Fortibus, Hawise's son by her second husband, was established by King John in the territories of the countship of Albemarle, and in 1215 the whole of his mother's estates were formally confirmed to him.
		He is described by Bishop Stubbs as "a feudal adventurer of the worst type," and for some time was actively engaged in the struggles of the Norman barons against John and Henry III.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Earl_of_Albemarle (1103 words)

	Baron Ashford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The fief of Aumale was granted by thearchbishop of Rouen to Odo ofChampagne, brother-in-law of William the Conqueror,who erected it into a countship.
		Soon after the death of Baldwin (October 13, 1213), William de Fortibus, Hawise's son by her second husband, was established by King John in the territories of the countship of Albemarle, and in 1215 the whole of his mother'sestates were formally confirmed to him.
		He is described by Bishop Stubbs as "a feudal adventurer of the worst type," and for sometime was actively engaged in the struggles of the Norman barons against John and Henry III.
	www.therfcc.org /baron-ashford-356528.html (1095 words)

	FRANCESCHINI, BALDASSARE (1611-1689) - Encyclopedia Britannica - FRANCESCHINI, BALDASSARE (1611-1689) - JCSM's Study ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the loth century these four countships were united to form a whole, which came to be called the countship of Burgundy, and belonged at that time to the family of the counts of Macon.
		The limits of the countship were definitely settled under Otto William, son of Albert or Adalbert, king of Italy (f1o27), who on the death of his father-in-law, Henry (1002), tried to seize the duchy of Burgundy,but without success.
		Alix, daughter of Beatrix and of Otto of Meran, and heiress to the countship of Burgundy, marred Hugh of Chalon, son of John the Ancient or the Wise (d.
	www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/FLA_FRA/FRANCESCHINI_BALDASSARE_1611_1.html (1764 words)

	Chapter 10: The Kingdom of León-Castilla under Queen Urraca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Count Pedro Froilaz of the house of Trastamara was able to put himself at the head of the party of her heir and possible supplanter, Alfonso Raimúndez, to ally himself by turns with Teresa of Portugal and Bishop Gelmírez, and to contract marriage alliances with three other counts in Galicia.
		In Asturias de Oviedo, the countship had disappeared late in the reign of her father, and although Gonzalo Peláez was certainly an instrument of Urraca's policy there, she never made him count.
		Finally, in the province of León the countship of Simancas and Cabezón disappears after 1118 and Suero Vermúdez's county of Luna is limited to the extreme north, although it seems to have been growing toward both the north and east at the very end of the reign.
	libro.uca.edu /urraca/urraca10.htm (11156 words)

	Asherbooks Rare Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Finely engraved map of the countship of Blois by Gabriel Tavernier, drawn by Jean du Temps, measuring 48 x 34 (46.3 x 32.5) cm, with descriptive text in the cartouches and a scale bar at the lower border, verso blank.
		Separately published map of the countship of Blois by Maître Jean du Temps, a famous lawyer from Blois and a skilled mathematician.
		The map was made in 1590 and engraved in or soon after 1591 with the privilege, granted in 1591, in the lower left corner.
	www.asherbooks.com /251_v.html (134 words)

	Alfonso Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His father died when he was two years old and he remained under the guardianship of his cousin, Guillaume Jourdain, count of Cerdagne (d.
		He was then taken to Europe and hisbrother Bertrand gave him the countship of Rouergue.
		In his tenth year, upon Bertrand's death (1112), he succeeded to the countship of Toulouse and marquisate of Provence, but Toulouse was taken from him by William IX, count of Poitiers, in 1114.
	www.therfcc.org /alfonso-jordan-364601.html (390 words)

	ducy of Brabant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Outside of this pagus there was a smaller countship : the countship of Leuven.
		After the conquest of Maastricht (1204), the countship Daelhem (1244) and the duchy of Limburg (battle of Woeringen in 1288) the duke of Brabant controlled the traffic way Bruges-Köln; they owned also the seaport of Antwerp.
		The countship of Limburg was simply added to the duchy of Brabant, in other words to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
	users.telenet.be /GenealogieVanElsacker/DucyofBrabant.htm (448 words)

	Quimper -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Breton Kemper town, capital of Finistère département, Bretagne region, France, and a port at the estuarine confluence of the Odet and Steir rivers.
		Once the ancient capital of the countship Cornouaille, it is associated with the legendary (5th century) king Gradlon, who came from Cornwall in Britain.
		The countship was united with the duchy of Brittany in the 11th century; but the town...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9062276 (424 words)

	C'est la Guerre - Parade Ground - Chartres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was the seat of a countship that became attached to the French crown in 1286, and was made a duchy in 1528.
		The town and Countship of Étampes is found twenty-five miles south southwest of Paris.
		The countship was held by Louis d'Evreux, great grandson of King Philip III, from 1336 until 1372, who was also count of Gien.
	www.sonic.net /~fatdogs/dbm/army/full_frame/a/ra_chartres.html (147 words)

	Armagnac -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		960 it was the separate countship of Armagnac, and it grew to occupy a buffer zone between lands controlled by the French kings (Toulouse) and those controlled by the English (Guyenne).
		It was first annexed to France in 1497, became a countship again, but finally, by descent through the rulers of Navarra, returned to the French crown in 1607.
		Again a countship from 1645, it was dissolved in 1789.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9355803 (116 words)

	C'est la Guerre - Parade Ground - Chalon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The town and Countship of Mâcon is found in the Rhone valley about forty miles north of Lyon.
		In 1239 the countship was sold to the French crown.
		By this time it appears that the countship was attached to Burgundy.
	www.sonic.net /~fatdogs/dbm/army/full_frame/c/rc_chalon.html (180 words)

	C'est la Guerre - Parade Ground - Bearn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Countship of Biggore occupies the extreme southwest corner of France, bordered by Béarn, Spain, and the Atlantic.
		The Countship of Quercy is in southwest France in Guyenne, occupying a region north of Toulouse and south of Limoges.
		The lower half of Quercy was ceded to the English in 1259, the upper half being fought over politically and was ceded to England in 1360, not being reunited with the French crown until 1472.
	www.sonic.net /~fatdogs/dbm/army/main/c/mc_bearn.html (168 words)

	BERG (Ducatus Montensis) - Encyclopedia Britannica - BERG (Ducatus Montensis) - JCSM's Study Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BERG (Ducatus Montensis), a former duchy of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine, bounded N. by the duchy of Cleves, E. by the countship of La Marck and the duchy of Westphalia, and S. and W. by the bishopric of Cologne.
		was raised in 1108 to the rank of a countship, but did not become a duchy till 138o, after it had passed into the possession of the Julich family.
		In 1423 the duchy of Julich fell to Adolf of Berg, and in 143; the countship
	www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/BEC_BER/BERG_Ducatus_Montensis_.html (515 words)

	AllRefer.com - Auvergne, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		They had one of the most brilliant civilizations of Gaul, and their chieftain, Vercingetorix, led the resistance to Caesar.
		The duchy and dauphiny, which were united under the dukes of Bourbon, were confiscated (1527) by Francis I after the treason of Constable Charles de Bourbon.
		The countship came into the royal domain in 1615.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Auvergne.html (303 words)

	Count - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This practice ceased with the formal abolition of feudalism in the various principalities of early-19th century Italy, last of all in the Papal States.
		Many Italian counts left their mark on Italian history as individuals, yet only a few countships were politically significant domains, notably :
		As opposed to the plethora of hollow 'gentry' counts, only a few countships ever were important; most territory was firmly within the reconquista kingdoms before counts could become important:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Countship (999 words)

	BLOIS - Online Information article about BLOIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From 865 to about 940 the countship of Blois was one of those which were held in See also:
		In 1286 Joan, sold the countship of Chartres to the king of France.
		In 1498 the countship of Blois was united with the crown by the accession of King Louis XII., See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BLA_BOS/BLOIS.html (953 words)

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