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Former province of France
Forez
is a
former province
of
France
, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern
Loire
departement
and a part of the
Haute-Loire
and
Puy-de-Dome
departements
.
The final "z" in Forez (
French pronunciation:
[f???]
) is not pronounced in the Loire departement; however, it is pronounced in the western part of the former province, essentially when referring to the correspondent
Forez mountains
(on the border between
Puy-de-Dome
and
Loire
. The name is derived from the city of
Feurs
.
Franco-Provencal
is the language that was historically spoken in the region.
The city of
Montbrison, Loire
is considered the historical capital of the Forez.
Residents of the Forez are called Foreziens.
The rue du Forez in the third arrondissement of Paris was built in the late 16th century and appears on
Turgot's
map of Paris.
List of counts of Forez
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The origins of the county of Forez are obscure. There are several early figures who are sometimes supposed to have been counts of Forez. Whether these are considered counts or not can affect the numbering offered for the later counts.
- William (I), recorded as a count in 925 in a document of the
Abbey of Savigny
- William (II), recorded as a count in 944 in a document of the
Abbey of Cluny
- Artaud (I), alleged brother of William (II), died 960
- Gerard (I), alleged son of Artaud (I), died 990
The counts of Forez were also counts of Lyon in the Empire until 1173, when the countship of Lyon passed to the
Archbishop of Lyon
.
House of Forez
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The period between 1096 and 1115 is uncertain owing to a lack of sources.
House of Albon
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House of Bourbon
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House of Savoy
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United to the French crown in 1531.
Appanage
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- Henry
(1566?1574), future King Henry III
United to the French crown permanently in 1574.
References
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- Aug. Bernard jeune,
Histoire du Forez
, Bernard aine impr., Montbrison, 1835.
45°44′30″N
4°13′36″E
/
45.741667°N 4.226667°E
/
45.741667; 4.226667
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