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The historic French province of Provence, located in the southeast corner of France between the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Rhône river and the upper reaches of the Durance river, was inhabited by Ligures beginning in Neolithic times; by the Celts from about 900 BC, and by Greek colonists from about 600 BC. [1]
Provence [a] is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, ... Provence has a special place in the history of the motion picture ...
On his death, Provence was divided between his surviving brothers, Lothair II and the Emperor Louis II. The bulk went to Louis. Louis II (863–875), also Holy Roman Emperor from 855 On his death, as with his Kingdom of Italy, Louis's Provence went to his uncle Charles the Bald. Charles the Bald (875–877), also Holy Roman Emperor from 875
Pages in category "History of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The expulsion of the Saracens in 973 became an epic event in the history and legends of Provence. William became known as "William the Liberator." He distributed the lands taken from the Saracens between Toulon and Nice to his entourage. His descendants became the recognized leaders of Provence, above the other counts of the region. [4]
In 1388, the city of Nice and its surrounding territory, from the mouth of the Var to the Italian border, were separated from Provence and came under the protection of the House of Savoy. The territory was called the Comté de Nice after 1526, and thereafter its language, history and culture were separate from those of Provence until 1860, when ...
The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the addition of the following adjacent areas: the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese County of Nice annexed in 1860, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera and in French as the Côte d'Azur; and the southeastern part of the former ...
On Charles's death in December 1481, Provence passed to Charles's cousin, Louis XI, King of France. [2] The Estates of Provence on January 15, 1482, approved a document with 53 articles, informally called the "Provençal constitution", which made Louis XI the Count of Provence and proclaimed the union of France and Provence "as one principal to ...