County of Geneva

County of Geneva
Comté de Genève (fr)
Grafschaft Genf (de)
10th century–1401
Coat of arms of Genevois
Coat of arms
Arelat (yellow) with Geneva, about 1200
Arelat (yellow) with Geneva, about 1200
StatusCounty
CapitalLa Roche
Annecy (1219–1320)
GovernmentCounty
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• County established
10th century
• Line extinct
1394
• Purchased by Savoy
1401
• Genevois province
1659
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Arles
County of Savoy County of Savoy

The County of Geneva, largely corresponding to the later Genevois province, originated in the tenth century, in the Burgundian Kingdom of Arles (Arelat) which fell to the Holy Roman Empire in 1032.