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[[Image:Map Provence 1184.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Forcalquier c. 1184]] |
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The '''County of Forcalquier''' was a large medieval county in the region of [[Provence]] in the [[Kingdom of Arles]], then part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. It was named after the fortress around which it grew, [[Forcalquier]]. |
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The earliest mention of a castle at Forcalquier dates to 1044, when it was in the possession of [[Fulk Bertrand of Provence|Fulk Bertrand]], joint [[count of Provence]]. When Fulk died in 1051 his lands were shared between his sons [[William Bertrand of Provence|William Bertrand]] and [[Geoffrey II of Provence|Geoffrey II]], who inherited Forcalquier. Sometime in the 1060s Forcalquier was inherited by William's daughter Adelaide, who was the first person to be styled "Countess of Forcalquier". She married [[Ermengol IV of Urgell]] and died in 1129, at a time when Provence was sharply disputed by the many persons who had inherited some title to it. The [[counts of Toulouse]] claimed the title ''marchio'' as descendants of [[Emma of Provence]], while the [[counts of Barcelona]] laid claim to Provence as descendants of [[Douce I, Countess of Provence|Douce I]]. In 1125 a formal division of Provence into a march and a county was effected, but in 1131 a new claimant, the [[House of Baux]], provoked a series of wars, the [[Baussenque Wars]], fought over the rights to the county of Provence. Meanwhile, the county north of the [[Durance]], with Forcalquier and [[Embrun, Hautes-Alpes|Embrun]], had devolved to Adelaide's son by Ermengol, [[William III of Forcalquier|William III]] (the enumeration of counts of Forcalquier includes earlier counts of Provence). William III and his descendants, a cadet branch of the [[counts of Urgell]], continued to rule Forcalquier until the end of the century, when the [[Treaty of Aix]] (1193) gave in marriage the last count's granddaughter, [[Garsenda of Sabran]], to [[Alfonso II, Count of Provence|Alfonso]], son of [[Alfonso II of Aragon]] and heir of the county of Provence. Their marriage in July 1193, Alfonso's inheritance in 1196, and [[Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier|Garsenda]]'s in 1209 united the two counties permanently. |
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==List of counts== |
==List of counts== |
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[[Image:Blason comté fr Forcalquier.svg|thumb|right|110px|Arms of the County of Forcalquier]] |
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*1110?–1129 [[Adelaide of Forcalquier]] |
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*1110?–1129 [[William III of Forcalquier|William I]] |
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*1129–1149 [[Guigues of Forcalquier|Guigues]], co-ruling with... |
*1129–1149 [[Guigues of Forcalquier|Guigues]], co-ruling with... |
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*1129–1144 [[Bertrand I of Forcalquier|Bertrand I]] |
*1129–1144 [[Bertrand I of Forcalquier|Bertrand I]] |
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*1144–1209 [[William IV of Forcalquier|William IV]] |
*1144–1209 [[William IV of Forcalquier|William IV]] |
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*1209–1217/1220 [[Garsenda of Forcalquier|Garsenda]] |
*1209–1217/1220 [[Garsenda of Forcalquier|Garsenda]] |
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*''United to Provence in the person of [[Raymond Berengar IV of Provence|Raymond Berengar IV]]'' |
*1220–after ''United to Provence in the person of [[Raymond Berengar IV of Provence|Raymond Berengar IV]]'' |
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==External links== |
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*[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/PROVENCE.htm#_Toc170781207 Medieval Lands Project: Counts of Forcalquier.] |
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[[Category:Provence]] |
[[Category:Provence]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 19 October 2024
The County of Forcalquier was a large medieval county in the region of Provence in the Kingdom of Arles, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was named after the fortress around which it grew, Forcalquier.
The earliest mention of a castle at Forcalquier dates to 1044, when it was in the possession of Fulk Bertrand, joint count of Provence. When Fulk died in 1051 his lands were shared between his sons William Bertrand and Geoffrey II, who inherited Forcalquier. Sometime in the 1060s Forcalquier was inherited by William's daughter Adelaide, who was the first person to be styled "Countess of Forcalquier". She married Ermengol IV of Urgell and died in 1129, at a time when Provence was sharply disputed by the many persons who had inherited some title to it. The counts of Toulouse claimed the title marchio as descendants of Emma of Provence, while the counts of Barcelona laid claim to Provence as descendants of Douce I. In 1125 a formal division of Provence into a march and a county was effected, but in 1131 a new claimant, the House of Baux, provoked a series of wars, the Baussenque Wars, fought over the rights to the county of Provence. Meanwhile, the county north of the Durance, with Forcalquier and Embrun, had devolved to Adelaide's son by Ermengol, William III (the enumeration of counts of Forcalquier includes earlier counts of Provence). William III and his descendants, a cadet branch of the counts of Urgell, continued to rule Forcalquier until the end of the century, when the Treaty of Aix (1193) gave in marriage the last count's granddaughter, Garsenda of Sabran, to Alfonso, son of Alfonso II of Aragon and heir of the county of Provence. Their marriage in July 1193, Alfonso's inheritance in 1196, and Garsenda's in 1209 united the two counties permanently.
List of counts
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- 1110?–1129 Adelaide of Forcalquier
- 1110?–1129 William I
- 1129–1149 Guigues, co-ruling with...
- 1129–1144 Bertrand I
- 1144–1207 Bertrand II, co-ruling with...
- 1144–1209 William IV
- 1209–1217/1220 Garsenda
- 1220–after United to Provence in the person of Raymond Berengar IV