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Vermandois (vĕrmäNdwä`), region, N France, now in Somme and Aisne depts. The region is largely agricultural (wheat, beets) but has some industry (metallurgy, textiles, rubber) located principally at Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin (săN-käNtăN`), city (1990 pop. 62,085), Aisne dept., N France, on the Somme River. ..... Click the link for more information. , the former capital. Vermandois became an earldom under Charlemagne (9th cent.), and its lords were among the most powerful in N France. The region was annexed to the French crown (c.1200), ceded to Burgundy (1435), recovered by Louis XI (1477), and incorporated into the province of Picardy Picardy (pĭk`ərdē), Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the English Channel. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Combier, Les justices seigneuriales du bailliage de Vermandois sous I'Ancien regime (Paris, 1897). The weapons bear the crests of King Louis XIV and Le Comte de Vermandois, admiral of France from 1669 until his death in 1683. |
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