County of Provence
This article is about the specific polity County of Provence and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was a county (and a different polity than the Marquisate of Provence) in southeastern France. In 1481 it was inherited by the French King and was incorporated into France in 1487.
Establishment
January 1197: Alfonso II of Aragon bequeathed the Marquisate of Provence to his second son, Alfonso II of Provence. From that moment, the dynasty of the Counts of Provence, who descended from the King of Aragon Alfonso II, kept the county independent from the Crown.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Expansion during the rule of Amadeus VIII in the County of Savoy.
January 1418: On the death of Louis II of Provence in 1417, Barcelonnette reverted to Savoy.
January 1210: With the Marriage of Garsende de Sabran and Alphonse II of Provence, Forcalquier lost its independence.
January 1246: Provence was acquired by Aragon after the death of Ramón Berenguer V of Provence in 1245.
January 1248: Finally, the marriage of Beatriz I of Provenza (great-granddaughter of the King of Aragon Alfonso II) with Count Carlos I of Anjou in 1247 determined the end of the domain of the House of Aragon and the beginning of the link with the Anjou dynasty. This union with the French dynasty allowed the temporary union of the County of Provence with the Kingdom of Naples.
January 1389: The Count of Savoy Amadeus VIII took control of Barcelonnette.
January 1391: Barcelonnette returned to Provençal control in 1390, with the d'Audiffret family as its lords.
January 1472: Count René retook Barcelonette for Provence in 1471.
Disestablishment
January 1488: The county of Provence was reunited with France in 1487.
