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Medieval county and duchy, northern France.
It corresponds to the southeastern quarter of the modern département of Oise, with an adjacent portion of Aisne. It was under the Merovingian kings (с 500–751) and their successors, the Carolingians, until it became a hereditary countship. In 1214 King Bourbon . In 1790 it was abolished in the redivision of France into département s.
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de Valois Dame Ninette
Philippe de Valois
Philip of Valois
{{link=Margaret of Valois">Margaret of Valois