Provence
Provence was a Mediterranean county with its court at Aix and its rich port at Marseille. In 1337 Robert the Wise of Naples, of the House of Anjou, held the county.
Robert's descendant Joanna I adopted Louis of Anjou in 1380; her death in 1382 sparked the Union of Aix war, during which Nice submitted to Savoy in 1388. After King René died in 1480, his nephew Charles left Provence to Louis XI in 1481. The county retained privileges under France until the Revolution divided it into departments in 1790.
Characters
- Alfonso II, Count of Provence
- Antonio Grimaldi
- Argentina Malaspina
- Barral I des Baux
- Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence
- Bertrand II des Baux
- Bertrand II des Baux
- Douce II, Countess of Provence
- William des Baux
- Hugh III des Baux
- Luc Grimaldi
- Marco Grimaldi
- Raymond des Baux-Meyrargues
- Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence
- Ramon Berenguer III of Provence
- Ramon Berenguer IV or V of Provence