County of Boulogne

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The County of Boulogne was a medieval feudal territory centered on the port city of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, strategically important for its control of Channel trade and cross-Channel relations.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
County of Boulogne canonical 14
Count of Boulogne 2
Counts of Boulogne 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal fief
former territorial entity
medieval county
absorbedBy French Crown
absorbedInto royal domain of France
allyOf William the Conqueror
borderedBy County of Artois
County of Flanders
County of Ponthieu
capital Boulogne-sur-Mer
country Kingdom of France
economyBasedOn fishing
maritime trade
tolls on Channel traffic
governedBy feudal law
hadInstitution comital court
hadLanguage Old French
Picard dialect
hadReligion Roman Catholicism
hasModernSuccessorTerritory French department of Pas-de-Calais
linked to: Pas-de-Calais
hasPortCity Boulogne-sur-Mer
historicalEra Middle Ages
influencedBy Anglo-Norman politics
Capetian monarchy
linked to: Capetian dynasty
locatedIn Pas-de-Calais
northern France
locatedOn Channel coast
English Channel
militaryRole base for cross-Channel expeditions
coastal defense against England
namedAfter Boulogne-sur-Mer
notableRuler Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
Matilda of Boulogne
Philip I of Boulogne
Renaud of Dammartin
linked to: Renaud de Dammartin
overlord Duke of Normandy
King of England
King of France
participatedIn Norman Conquest of England
partOf Province of Picardy
linked to: Picardy

historic region of Artois–Picardy area
ruledBy Counts of Boulogne
linked to: County of Boulogne
rulerParticipatedIn Eustace II at the Battle of Hastings
strategicImportance control of Channel trade
cross-Channel relations between England and France
vassalTo Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of France

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Referenced by (17)

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

Eustace the Monk birthPlace County of Boulogne
Eustace the Monk citizenship County of Boulogne
Philip I, Count of Boulogne positionHeld Count of Boulogne
linked to: County of Boulogne
Philip I, Count of Boulogne nobleTitle Count of Boulogne
linked to: County of Boulogne
Philip I, Count of Boulogne titleHolderOf County of Boulogne
Battle of Bouvines belligerent County of Boulogne
County of Boulogne ruledBy Counts of Boulogne
linked to: County of Boulogne
Matilda I of Boulogne countryOfCitizenship County of Boulogne
Matilda I of Boulogne heldTerritory County of Boulogne
Countess of Boulogne country County of Boulogne
Countess of Boulogne associatedWith County of Boulogne
Countess of Boulogne governed County of Boulogne
Baldwin I of Jerusalem countryOfCitizenship County of Boulogne
Eustace the Monk countryOfCitizenship County of Boulogne
Eustache le Moine birthPlace County of Boulogne