Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Dauphiné
11th century–1349
Dauphiné de Viennois; from the title "Dauphin" (dolphin) borne by the counts of Albon/Viennois. Capital: Grenoble.
- Existed
- 11th century–1349
- Shown on the map
- 1260–1351
- Peak area
- 9k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Dauphiné de Viennois; from the title "Dauphin" (dolphin) borne by the counts of Albon/Viennois. Capital: Grenoble. Nominally within the Kingdom of Arles. The heirless, indebted last Dauphin, Humbert II, transferred the Dauphiné to France in the "transport du Dauphiné" of 1349 (deed of 30 March 1349), on condition it be held by the heir to the French throne, who thereafter bore the title "the Dauphin." The Dauphiné retained a fiction of imperial status but was in practice French; the Dauphin Charles (later Charles V) was made imperial vicar of the Arelat in 1378.
Common questions
- What was Dauphiné?
- Dauphiné de Viennois; from the title "Dauphin" (dolphin) borne by the counts of Albon/Viennois. Capital: Grenoble.
- When did Dauphiné exist?
- Dauphiné existed 11th century–1349. On this map it is drawn 1260–1351.
- How large was Dauphiné?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Dauphiné covered about 9,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica and specialist snippets, and flags entries built on unreliable foundations — the 911 treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte known only from Dudo of Saint-Quentin, and Arnaud Amalric's alleged order at Béziers attested only decades after the fact. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Dauphiné en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin%C3%A9
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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