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 Duke of Valentinois (; ) is a title of nobility, originally in the French peerage. It is currently one of the many hereditary titles claimed by the Prince of Monaco despite its extinction in French law in 1949. Though it originally indicated admin ...

Counts of Valentinois

The County of Valence (Valentinois) was a fiefdom of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

, which was first held by Odilon, a count in Valence.

Family of Odilon

*886-887: Odilon *879–912: Adalelm *912–943: Boson (Boso) *943–960: Geilin I *950-???: Gonthar ( House of Poitiers). *961-1011: The title was dormant. *1011–???: Lambert *1037–???: Adémar, Comes Valentinensis, in conflict with the Albon family. *1058–???: Geilin II

House of Poitiers

Named after the castle of ''Pictavis'', now part of Châteauneuf-de-Bordette, and unrelated to the city of

Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...

in western France. *1128–1148: Adémar I (Aymar I), vassal of

Ermengard of Narbonne Ermengarde (Occitan: Ermengarda, Ainermada, or Ainemarda; 1127 or 1129 – 14 October 1197) was Viscountess of Narbonne from 1134 to 1192. She was the daughter of Aimery II of Narbonne and his first wife, also named Ermengarde. Youth Aimery II ...

. *1148-1152: Eustace, bishop and count of Valentinois. *1152–1189: William. *1188/9–1239: Adémar II (Aymar II) husband of Rixende, heir countess of Valentinois. *1239–1277: Adémar III (Aymar III) *1277–1329: Adémar IV (Aymar IV) *1329–1339: Adémar V (Aymar V) *1339–1345:

Louis I Louis I may refer to: Cardinals * Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (1527–1578) Counts * Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158) * Louis I of Blois (1172–1205) * Louis I of Flanders (1304–1346) * Louis I of Châtillon (died 13 ...

*1345–1374: Adémar VI (Aymar VI) *1374–1419: Louis II The counts of Valentinois of House of Poitiers remained vassals of the

Dauphin of Viennois The counts of Albon () were members of the medieval nobility in what is now south-eastern France. Guigues IV, Count of Albon (d. 1142) was nicknamed or 'the Dolphin'. His nickname morphed into a title among his successors. By 1293, the lands ...

until 1338; they held the title until the death of Louis of Poitiers in 1419. On 1029 Valence passed to the House of Albon the Dauphins of Viennois. In 1338 it fell to

Philip VI of France Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (), the Catholic (''le Catholique'') and of Valois (''de Valois''), was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign w ...

House of Valois

* Charles I of Viennois (1338–1380), also king of France as Charles V, Dauphin of Viennois,

Count of Diois Count of Die, Diois or Dyois ( French: Comte de Die or Diois; Vivaro-Alpine Occitan: Còmte de Diá or Diés) is a title of nobility, originally in the French peerage. It has been created multiple times. It existed as an entity in the Middle ...

and Valentinois, Duke of Normandy, ruled the Dauphiné as the first

Dauphin of France Dauphin of France (, also ; ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (''Dauphin de Viennois''), was the title given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791, and from 1824 to 1830. The word ''dauphin'' is French for dolphin and ...

(1350–1364) and ruled the Dauphiné as king of France (1364–1366) * Charles I of Viennois, ruled the dauphiné as king of France (1366–1368) * Charles II of Viennois (1368–1422), also king of France as Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois,

and Valentinois, ruled the dauphiné as third

(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

(1386) * Charles II of Viennois, ruled the Dauphiné as king of France (1386–1392) * Charles IV of Viennois (1392-1401), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the Dauphiné as fifth

(1392–1401) * Louis I of Viennois (1397–1415), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the Dauphiné as sixth

(1401–1415) * John III of Viennois (1398–1417), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Touraine, ruled the Dauphiné as seventh

(1415–1417) * Charles V of Viennois (1403–1461), also king of France as Charles VII, Dauphin of Viennois,

, Valentinois and Ponthieu, ruled the Dauphiné as eighth

(1417–1422) and as king of France/King of Bourges (1422–1423/1429) * Louis II of Viennois (1423–1483), also king of France as Louis XI, Dauphin of Viennois,

and Valentinois, ruled the Dauphiné as ninth

(1423/1429–1461) and as king of France (1461–1466)

House of Borgia

Cesar Borgia Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was a cardinal deacon and later an Italian ''condottiero''. He was the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI of the Aragonese House of Borgia and was a sibling to Lucrezia Borgia. After initia ...

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''Papal Genealogy, The Families of Renaissance Popes''
p. 61. McFarland and Company Inc, Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, and London. , 1998, 2004 (Borgia) Prince of Andria, Prince of Venafro,

Duke of Romagna Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they ...

created by apostolic authority and the college of Cardinals, Duke of Urbino,

Duke of Camerino Duke of Camerino is a title of nobility, originally in Papal peerage. It was created on 1503 by Apostolic authority of Pope Alexander VI and cardinal council over the ancient Marquissate of Camerino, which was part of the Dukedom of Spoleto. ...

, Lord of

Imola Imola (; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna ...

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, Sassoferrato, Fermo, Fano, Cesena, Pesaro, Rimini, Faenza, Montefiore, Sant'Arcangelo, Verucchio, Catezza, Savignano, Meldola, Porto Cesenatico, Tossignano, Salaruolo,

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, Forlimpopoli, Bertinoro. After the death of

, the Duchy became a part of the French Royal domain as a part of the

Dauphiné The Dauphiné ( , , ; or ; or ), formerly known in English as Dauphiny, is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes. The Dauphiné was ...

. It is now the capital of the

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

department within the

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region.

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