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

Protestant Academy of Sedan → foundedBy → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne → deathPlace → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne → acquiredTerritory → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Prince of Sedan → associatedWith → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Prince of Sedan → governs → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Sovereign Prince of Sedan → positionHeldOver → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Sovereign Prince of Sedan → country → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Lordship of Sedan → followedBy → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Lordship of Sedan → successor → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Lordship of Sedan → developedInto → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Academy of Sedan → locatedIn → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Treaty of Paris (1642) → countryInvolved → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Charlotte de La Marck → realm → Principality of Sedan ⓘ
Charlotte de La Marck → lastRulerOf → Principality of Sedan from the House of La Marck ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Sedan