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Angevin Provence in the 1460s

Type Event Region Southern France Time 1461–1470

In the 1460s René of Anjou governed the Angevin–Provence lands relatively independently while maintaining a complex relationship with Louis XI, whose…

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  1. 1461–1463Aix-en-Provence · ProvenceAs Count of Provence, René presided over parlements and justice at Aix, maintaining the relative autonomy of the Angevin–Provence lands and continuing to patronize learning and the arts, keeping southern France's political culture distinct from that of the Parisian royal court during this period.
  2. 1463France · FranceLouis XI and René concluded a treaty temporarily easing their disputes over the Anjou succession and Provence's status: René recognized the French king's overlordship, while Louis XI deferred direct intervention in the southern lands, stabilizing the situation in the mid-1460s.
  3. 1465–1470Provence · ProvenceRené had no sons; Provence was arranged to pass in future to a daughter of Louis XI, while Anjou would revert to the French crown. By the late 1460s this succession prospect kept Louis XI strategically attentive to the south, while René continued to act in the name of 'King of Naples', preserving the political symbolism of the House of Anjou.

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