Polity Bouillon County

This article is about the specific polity Bouillon County and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a county and then a duchy comprising Bouillon and adjacent towns and villages in present-day Belgium.

Establishment

  • February 962: Bouillon County is mentioned for the first time in 961.

Chronology

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1. Frankish Partitions

The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.

1.1. Incoronation of Otto I

East Frankish King Otto I was crowned first Holy Roman Emperor.

  • February 962: Bouillon County is mentioned for the first time in 961.

Disestablishment

  • January 1457: Establishment of the Bouillon Duchy.