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The Romans established twenty-five towns and a common system of administration throughout Provence. Julius Caesar created three coloniae , or colonies, for the veterans of his legions at Forum Julii (now Fréjus ), Arles and Arausio (now Orange, Vaucluse .
AOC Les Baux de Provence; was established as an AOC for red and rosé wines in 1995. South of Avignon, it occupies the north and south slopes of the Alpilles, up to an altitude of 400 metres (1,300 ft), and extends about thirty kilometres from east to west. The principal grapes for the red wines are grenache, mourvèdre, and syrah.
On Charles's death in December 1481, Provence passed to Charles's cousin, Louis XI, King of France. [2] The Estates of Provence on January 15, 1482, approved a document with 53 articles, informally called the "Provençal constitution", which made Louis XI the Count of Provence and proclaimed the union of France and Provence "as one principal to ...
On his death, Provence was divided between his surviving brothers, Lothair II and the Emperor Louis II. The bulk went to Louis. Louis II (863–875), also Holy Roman Emperor from 855 On his death, as with his Kingdom of Italy, Louis's Provence went to his uncle Charles the Bald. Charles the Bald (875–877), also Holy Roman Emperor from 875
Map showing the march and county Provence and the county of Forcalquier as parts of the Kingdom of Burgundy-Arles in the 12th and 13th centuries.. The County of Provence was a largely autonomous medieval state that eventually became incorporated into the Kingdom of France in 1481. [1]
Saffron: The Safranière de Provence is an organic saffron producer situated near Aix-en-Provence. [37] The airline Twin Jet has its head office in Aix-en-Provence. [38] From 1990 to 2000, criminal organizations established complex extortion rings in Marseille extending to Aix-en-Provence and the greater French Riviera.
As a political entity, Burgundy existed in a number of forms with different boundaries, and during the 9th century was divided into Upper and Lower Burgundy and Provence. Two of these entities, the first established around the 6th century and the second around the 11th century, were called the Kingdom of Burgundy.
Charles V's conquest of Provence in 1384, meanwhile, significantly increased the revenues of the French Crown, along with the length of the kingdom's southern coastline. As their domain expanded, rather than rule their new acquisitions directly from Paris, several kings chose instead to create new dukedoms and grant them to a younger son, while ...