County of Stamps

The county of Stamps was given in Apanage by Philippe III to his son Louis, count d' Évreux. In 1327, the county of Stamps is set up in county-peerage. In 1375 the countess of Stamps, Jeanne of Brienne-, subjected to financial problems, made an agreement with Jean de Berry. This last to him brought the money necessary to overcome its difficulty and obtained a right of pre-emption on its heritages if there were no descent. The countess died in 1368 and the count of Étampes in 1400.

Jean de Berry had has his tower promised to bequeath the county of Stamps to the duke of Burgundy, but it cancelled this donation in 1407 following the assassination of the duke of Orleans. The city was taken by the Burgundian ones in 1411 then taken again by the French. Philippe the Good, duke of Burgundy, desired to give it to its Jean nephew of Nevers, back-petitfils of Jean de Berry.

Following a lawsuit at the Parliament, because of its statute of prerogative, the county turned over to the royal Domaine.

In 1513, Louis XII granted the county of Stamps to Anne of Brittany

In 1536, it is set up in duchy and is given to family members of several favorite royal.

See too

List of the counts d' Étampes
historical List of the French counties

Wikisource

Donation of the county of Stamps to the queen Anne of Brittany (1513)

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