Baronnie

A baronnie is initially the title of the stronghold of a baron.

Titrate of a stronghold or type of seigniory

One indicated at the origin (as from the 10th century) by barons the whole of the lords holding their strongholds of a king or large feudal princes the such duke of Normandy in France, the duke of York in England or the count of Flanders (France, Belgium). From where the still used expression of “large barons” to designate influential politicians or economic decision makers of high ranking.

Always employed in the plural, there did not exist before the 14th century, of bearing “baron” this title in particular. One preferred to him in the use the titles of “lord of…” or “lord of…” (translated by Latin dominus ). To female, one said “lady of…” ( dominated ) to designate the holder of a baronnie. The lords and ladies of Bourbon had important a baronnie become in 1317 the duchy of Bourbonnais.

In France

Indeed, the grounds of the barons carried as of the 11th century the title of baronnie . These baronnies formed a kind of first degree of feudal subdivision of the duchies and counties. At the time of the constitution of the military feudal hierarchy being based on the parcelling out of the strongholds and the kingly capacities, creation towards the An Millet of the baronnies constituted a big step. In the feudal principalities (duchies, counties, steps), the most important lords (or barons) are in their turn made up feudal customers of small local lords.

A Château (strong tower, with mound and farmyard) was generally the seat of a baronnie. In the duchy of France (royal Field), baronnie is synonymous with Châtellenie).

In France, the baronnies were of two types: the majority were held by members of the military aristocracy (knights); but a small number belonged to bishops or abbots into clean, because of their function connected with the church.

The majority of the French baronnies or châtellenies were springs of high justice.

In Normandy, most important baronnies was to provide 10 knight S for the Ost of the duke, or sometimes 5 only. They was important directly held strongholds of the duke, but their territory was voluntarily dispersed: a core made up of a Castle, a field, sometimes a Forest, and about thirty or forty vassal Stronghold S scattered remotely.

With the inflation of the titles under the Old Mode, the title of baron was often replaced by that of Count or Marquis. The great strongholds consisted small local lords were often set up in baronnies at the 16th century or the 17th century. The baronnies, gathered by heritage, as for them were set up as of the 16th century in counties, marquisats and sometimes duchies.

No title of French baron created at the 19th century corresponds to a baronnie, this title of ground having been removed in 1789.

Administrative feudal district

In Spain, there existed two types of baronnies: old feudal jurisdictions, removed with the 19th century and the titles granted by the Sovereign S since the 16th century, titles which did not have feudal base.

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