Principality of Sedan

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The Principality of Sedan was a small independent sovereign state in northeastern France centered on the fortified town of Sedan, which played a notable role in early modern European political and military history.

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Principality of Sedan canonical 4

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instanceOf former principality
sovereign state
academyClosed 1681 (after annexation and integration into France)
academyFounded 1602
annexationConfirmedBy Treaty of Paris (1642)
annexationReignOf Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII
annexedBy Kingdom of France
capital Sedan
coatOfArmsBearer House of La Tour d’Auvergne arms
continent Europe
country France
currency French livre (in later period)
dissolvedOrAbolished 1642
endTime 1642
era early modern period
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
principality
hasCapitalFeature fortress of Sedan
linked to: Château de Sedan
hasCharacteristic fortified town center
hasEducationalInstitution Academy of Sedan
hasType microstate
incorporatedInto Province of Champagne (within France)
knownFor Protestant refuge in France
early modern diplomatic activity
military stronghold
locatedIn Ardennes region
northeastern France
locatedOn Meuse River
linked to: Meuse
militaryArchitecture bastioned fortress
notableEvent submission of Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne to Louis XIII (1641–1642)
notableRuler Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
officialLanguage French
partOf Holy Roman Empire (nominally, in early period)
linked to: Holy Roman Empire
playedRoleIn French Wars of Religion
Thirty Years’ War
linked to: Thirty Years' War
politicalStatus buffer state between France and German territories
predecessor Lordship of Sedan
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
ruledBy House of La Marck
House of La Tour d’Auvergne
sovereigntyStatus independent
startTime late 15th century
strategicImportance border fortress between France and the Empire
control of Meuse crossings
successor Kingdom of France
urbanCenter Sedan

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