Marche (France)

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The Marche is a historical province in central France - today roughly identical to the Creuse department . A distinction is made between the Haute-Marche around Guéret and the Basse-Marche around Bellac . The county was owned by the House of Lusignan before it fell to the Domaine royal in 1308 (finally 1527) .

Counts of La Marche

Territory of the County of Marche

House Périgord

House Montgommery

Aldebert IV sold his rights to Heinrich II Plantagenet for 15,000 livres , 20 warhorses and 20 mules.

House Lusignan

After Jolanda's death, King Philip IV annexed their possessions. He gave the county of La Marche as Paragium to his younger son.

Capetians

When he ascended the throne, the county of La Marche became part of the Domaine royal . At Christmas 1327 he gave the county to Louis de Bourbon in exchange for the county of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis .

Bourbons

House Lomagne

Bourbons

Web links

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