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The Kingdom of France in the Middle Ages (roughly, from the 10th century to the middle of the 15th century) was marked by the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and West Francia (843–987); the expansion of royal control by the House of Capet (987–1328), including their struggles with the virtually independent principalities (duchies and counties, such as the Norman and Angevin regions ...
By the mid-13th century, only an enlarged Guyenne and Gascony remained in Angevin hands. The Hundred Years' War finally saw the kingdom of France gain full control over Aquitaine in the 1450s, with much of its territory directly incorporated into the French royal domain itself.
Before the 13th century, only a small part of what is now France was under control of the Frankish king; in the north there were Viking incursions leading to the formation of the Duchy of Normandy; in the west, the counts of Anjou established themselves as powerful rivals of the king, by the late 11th century ruling over the "Angevin Empire ...
By the mid-13th century at the latest, however, it had lost its concrete political relevance. [2]: 35 Its territory stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the High Rhine River in the north, roughly corresponding to the present-day French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes and Franche-Comté, as well as western Switzerland.
Duchy of Brittany. Unlike other powerful statelets in France, Brittany was neither part of the Holy Roman Empire nor of France. It had a Celtic language. Title Coat of Arms 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Duke of Brittany Guy of Thouars (1199-1201, 1203-1213, Jure uxoris) Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1196-1203, co-ruler)
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]
The Carta Pisana or Carte Pisane is a map probably made at the end of the 13th century, about 1275–1300, currently conserved in the Département des cartes et plans at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. New research suggests that it was made a century later. [1] It was found in Pisa, hence its name.
13th; 14th; 15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; Pages in category "13th-century maps" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...