County of Guînes Comté de Guînes (
French) | |||||||
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988–1180 | |||||||
![]() Map of the County of Guînes | |||||||
Status | Part of the Kingdom of France (1180–1501) | ||||||
Capital | Guînes | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• split from the county of
County of Boulogne | 988 | ||||||
• incorporation into the
crown lands of France | 1180 | ||||||
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The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the Middle Ages.
The county was split from the County of Boulogne in about 988. [1] Though dominated by the larger county of Flanders, it often acted independently. [2] In 1180, Guînes was passed, together with Ardres, Arras and Saint-Omer, to the French crown as part of the dowry of Isabel of Hainaut when she married Philip II of France. [3]
County of Guînes Comté de Guînes (
French) | |||||||
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988–1180 | |||||||
![]() Map of the County of Guînes | |||||||
Status | Part of the Kingdom of France (1180–1501) | ||||||
Capital | Guînes | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• split from the county of
County of Boulogne | 988 | ||||||
• incorporation into the
crown lands of France | 1180 | ||||||
|
The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the Middle Ages.
The county was split from the County of Boulogne in about 988. [1] Though dominated by the larger county of Flanders, it often acted independently. [2] In 1180, Guînes was passed, together with Ardres, Arras and Saint-Omer, to the French crown as part of the dowry of Isabel of Hainaut when she married Philip II of France. [3]