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This is a list of French dukedoms from the beginning of feudalism in the 9th century to the end of the French monarchy in the 19th century. History
Under the House of Capet there were five laic duchies: . Duke of Normandy, peer of France: mightiest vassal of the French crown, later also kings of England.By privilege, they cannot be summoned by the King of France beyond the borders of the duchy of Normandy; King John of England had attempted to invoke this privilege to avoid the summons of Philip Augustus to his court in Paris.
Pages in category "Dukedoms of France" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Duke of Albret;
In France, several duchies existed in the medieval period, including Normandy, Burgundy, Brittany, and Aquitaine.. The medieval German stem duchies (German: Stammesherzogtum, literally "tribal duchy," the official title of its ruler being Herzog or "duke") were associated with the Frankish Kingdom and corresponded with the areas of settlement of the major Germanic tribes.
Dukes of the First French Empire (21 C, 18 P) Dukes of the Second French Empire (4 C) * Lists of dukes of France (3 P) A. Dukes of Aiguillon (5 P) Dukes of Albret (3 P)
Lists of dukedoms include: List of dukedoms in the peerages of Britain and Ireland. Royal dukedoms in the United Kingdom; List of French dukedoms; Dukedoms in Portugal; List of dukedoms in Spain; Duchies in Sweden
List of French dukedoms This page was last edited on 15 August 2024, at 21:27 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
As Duke of Aquitaine, Edward was a vassal to the French king. From 1152, the Duchy of Aquitaine was held by the Plantagenets, who also ruled England as independent monarchs and held other territories in France by separate inheritance (see Plantagenet Empire). The Plantagenets were often more powerful than the kings of France, and their ...