County of Champagne

For other uses, see Champaign County.

County of Champagne
Comitatus Campaniensis (Latin) Conté de Champaigne (Old French)
Vassal state of Kingdom of France
690–1314
France in 1154
Capital		Not specified
Religion		Roman Catholicism
Government		Feudal County
Count of Champagne
•	690-707	Drogo
•	1305-1314	Louis X
Historical era		Middle Ages
•	Established	690
•	County merged with the French Crown	1314
Preceded by Succeeded by Austrasia France in the Middle Ages Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/local/bin/rsvg-convert: not found Champagne (province) 20px
Today part of		France
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The County of Champagne (Latin: Comitatus Campaniensis; Old French: Conté de Champaigne), or County of Champagne and Brie, was a historic territory and feudal principality in France descended from the early medieval kingdom of Austrasia. The county became part of the crown lands due to the marriage of Queen Joan I of Navarre, who was the countess of Champagne, and King Philip IV of France.

History

The county reached its peak as one of the richest and strongest of the French principalities during the rule of Henry I. The court of Champagne became a renowned literary center, and the county hosted the Champagne fairs at their height. The countship passed to the French crown in 1314, forming the province of Champagne.

See also

• Count of Champagne