County of Champagne

County of Champagne
690–1314
France in 1154
France in 1154
StatusVassal state of Kingdom of France
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentFeudal County
Count of Champagne 
• 690-707
Drogo
• 1305-1314
Louis X
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
690
• County merged with the French Crown
1314
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Austrasia
France in the Middle Ages
Champagne (province)
Today part ofFrance

The County of Champagne (Latin: Comitatus Campaniensis; Old French: Conté de Champaigne),[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Dictionnaire topographique de la France. 1871. p. 55.
  2. ^ Cazelles, Raymond (1958). La société politique et la crise de la royauté sous Philippe de Valois (in French). Paris: Librairie d'Argences.