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Flemish fief and later French fief From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County of Guînes, was a Flemish fief and later French fief in the Middle Ages.
County of Guînes | |||||||
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988–1180 | |||||||
Status | Part of the Kingdom of France (1180–1501) | ||||||
Capital | Guînes | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• split from the county of County of Boulogne | 988 | ||||||
• incorporation into the crown lands of France | 1180 | ||||||
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The county was split from the County of Boulogne in about 988.[1] Though dominated by the larger county of Flanders, it often acted independently.[2] In 1180, Guînes was passed, together with Ardres, Arras and Saint-Omer, to the French crown as part of the dowry of Isabel of Hainaut when she married Philip II of France.[3]
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