Prince of Sedan

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The Prince of Sedan was a French noble title associated with the sovereign rulers of the small principality of Sedan in northeastern France, notably held by members of the La Tour d’Auvergne family.

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Label Occurrences
Prince of Sedan canonical 6
Prince of Sedan, from 1591 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
annexationDate 1642 ⓘ
annexationUnder Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
annexedBy Kingdom of France ⓘ
associatedDynasty House of La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ
associatedWith Principality of Sedan ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Calvinism ⓘ
borderContext near border with the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
near border with the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
country France ⓘ
formerStatus independent principality ⓘ
governedCity Sedan ⓘ
governs Principality of Sedan ⓘ
hasTerritorialBase Sedan ⓘ
heldBy Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne ⓘ
La Tour d’Auvergne family ⓘ
hereditaryIn La Tour d’Auvergne male line ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
linkedToEvent Annexation of Sedan by France ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Thirty Years' War
locatedIn northeastern France ⓘ
lostSovereignty 17th century ⓘ
militaryRole command of Sedan fortress ⓘ
nobleRank prince ⓘ
notableHolder Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon ⓘ
partOf French nobility ⓘ
politicalAlignment often opposed to royal centralization ⓘ
politicalRole Huguenot leader ⓘ
predecessorTitle Lord of Sedan ⓘ
region Ardennes ⓘ
linked to: Ardennes region
relatedTitle Duke of Bouillon ⓘ
religiousContext Protestant nobility in France ⓘ
seatOfPower Sedan Castle ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus sovereign ruler of Sedan ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Meuse valley routes ⓘ
titleExtinctionReason incorporation of Sedan into royal domain ⓘ
titleFor ruler of the Principality of Sedan ⓘ
titleType territorial principality ⓘ
usedBy French Protestant princes ⓘ
vassalageStatus nominally under French crown before annexation ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne → nobleTitle → Prince of Sedan ⓘ
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne → titleHeldFrom → Prince of Sedan, from 1591 ⓘ
linked to: Prince of Sedan
La Tour d’Auvergne → nobleTitleHeld → Prince of Sedan ⓘ