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The County of Verdun was a sovereign medieval county in the Duchy of Lower Lorraine.
The rulers of the sovereign County of Verdun styled themselves as Counts by the grace of God. [1] [2] The small country was located near Lower Lotharingia within the Holy Roman Empire. [3] The Prince-Bishopric of Verdun bordered on it from the east. [3] The Forest of Argonne formed the western border of the county, but it also included the fortresses at Montfaucon-d'Argonne and Vienne-le-Château. [3] According to an imperial diploma issued in 1156, Bishop Haimo of Verdun received the right to appoint counts, but the counts from the Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty made the office hereditary by the end of the 10th century. [4]
In 1134, the bishop deposed Reginald and reattached the county to the episcopal demesne.
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (November 2017) |
The County of Verdun was a sovereign medieval county in the Duchy of Lower Lorraine.
The rulers of the sovereign County of Verdun styled themselves as Counts by the grace of God. [1] [2] The small country was located near Lower Lotharingia within the Holy Roman Empire. [3] The Prince-Bishopric of Verdun bordered on it from the east. [3] The Forest of Argonne formed the western border of the county, but it also included the fortresses at Montfaucon-d'Argonne and Vienne-le-Château. [3] According to an imperial diploma issued in 1156, Bishop Haimo of Verdun received the right to appoint counts, but the counts from the Ardennes-Bouillon dynasty made the office hereditary by the end of the 10th century. [4]
In 1134, the bishop deposed Reginald and reattached the county to the episcopal demesne.