The Count of Valentinois was originally the official in charge of the region (county) around
Valence (Roman Valentia). It evolved in a hereditary title of nobility, still indicating control of the Valentinois and often of the
Diois. The title later became the
Duke of Valentinois.
Counts of Valentinois
The County of Valence (Valentinois) was a fiefdom of the
Holy Roman Empire, which was first held by Odilon, a count in
Valence.
Charles I of Viennois (1338–1380), also king of France as Charles V, Dauphin of Viennois,
Count of Diois and Valentinois,[7] Duke of Normandy, ruled the Dauphiné as the first
Dauphin of France (1350–1364) and ruled the Dauphiné as king of France (1364–1366)
John III of Viennois, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the Dauphiné as second Dauphin of France (1366)
Charles II of Viennois (1368–1422), also king of France as Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois,
Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphiné as third
Dauphin of France (1368–1380) and as king of France (1380–1386)
Charles III of Viennois (1386), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphiné as fourth
Dauphin of France (1386)
Charles IV of Viennois (1392-1401), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the Dauphiné as fifth
Dauphin of France (1392–1401)
Louis I of Viennois (1397–1415), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the Dauphiné as sixth
Dauphin of France (1401–1415)
John IV of Viennois (1398–1417), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Touraine, ruled the Dauphiné as seventh
Dauphin of France (1415–1417)
Charles V of Viennois (1403–1461), also king of France as Charles VII, Dauphin of Viennois,
Count of Diois, Valentinois and Ponthieu, ruled the Dauphiné as eighth
Dauphin of France (1417–1422) and as king of France/King of Bourges (1422–1423/1429)
Louis II of Viennois[8] (1423–1483), also king of France as Louis XI, Dauphin of Viennois,
Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the Dauphiné as ninth
Dauphin of France (1423/1429–1461) and as king of France (1461–1466)
After the death of
Cesar Borgia, the Duchy became a part of the French Royal domain as a part of the
Dauphiné. It is now the capital of the
Drôme department within the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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