Count of Diois (or Dyois) is a title of nobility, originally in French peerage. It was created in 1350 inside Dauphine of Viennois Patrimony by

Philip VI of France Philip VI (french: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (french: le Fortuné, link=no) or the Catholic (french: le Catholique, link=no) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 ...

when

Humbert II of Viennois Humbert II de la Tour-du-Pin (1312 – 4 May 1355) was the Dauphin of the Viennois from 1333 to 16 July 1349. Humbert was the last dauphin before the title went to the French crown, to be bestowed on the heir apparent. Character Humbert was a so ...

sold his lands and titles to King Philip VI of France. All patrimony of Dauphine consisted in: Count of Albon, Grésivaudan, Briançonnais, Grenoble, Oisans, Briançon, Embrun and Gaph, Baron de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin of Viennois, count of Valentinois, and given to

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join to

Duke of Valentinois Duke of Valentinois (french: Duc de Valentinois; it, Duca Valentino) 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 ...

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Background

The county of Dyois born inside a Patrimony of Dauphiny of Viennois, an ancient group of lands and titles part of

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since 1032. All titles were under

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

denomination and Houses which were its owner, were powerful in late-Middle Ages and renaissance. In the 15th century, Dauphiny of Viennois at the head of House de La Tour du Pin, presented several conflicts in pursuit of absolutist Capet-Valois policy. It was a fortune for France that , last Dauphin of Viennois, had been incompetent and extravagant, lacking the warlike ardour of his brother Guigues VIII. How Dauphine he depleted his treasury funding a vain

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to rescue the

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, failuring at all in his propose and after the death of his only son André and without issue and being an incompetent and luxurious man, he decides sale his patrimony to the best offer. With financial difficulties building up, he made an inventory of his possessions, with the hope of selling them to

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in 1339, but when

Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI ( la, Clemens VI; 1291 – 6 December 1352), born Pierre Roger, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 May 1342 to his death in December 1352. He was the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Bla ...

brought the two sides to negotiations, the terms included the possibility of Humbert marrying

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, though this did not reach agreement. The planned sale to the pope falling through, Humbert finally succeeded in completing a sale to

in 1349 for 400,000 écus and an annual pension. To save appearances, however, the sale was referred to as a "transfer". In order to prevent the title from going into abeyance or being swallowed up in another sovereign title, Humbert instituted the "Delphinal Statute" whereby the Dauphiné was exempted from many taxes and imposts. This statute was subject to much parliamentary debate at regional level, as local leaders sought to defend their autonomy and privilege against the state. Instituted from 1349 as Royal patrimony, Dauphiny of Viennois was transformed in Dauphiny of France, title was carried by all heirs of

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. In 1498 and more that a century after,

divided Dauphiny lands and delivered Valence, Diois,

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in quality of Dukedom and Counties at

when

Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Churc ...

gave his support in pursuit of defense of great feudal lords and because annulled his marriage with Joan and instead married

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, the widow of his cousin Charles VIII. This marriage allowed Louis to reinforce the personal Union of

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Counts of Diois / Dyois

House of Valois * Charles I of Viennois (1338–1380), also king of France as Charles V, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Normandy, ruled the dauphinate as the first

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(1350–1364) and ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1364–1366) * John, Dauphin of France (1366), John III of Viennois, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as second Dauphin of France (1366) * Charles I of Viennois, ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1366–1368) * Charles II of Viennois (1368–1422),also king of France as Charles VI, Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as third

(1368–1380), ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1380–1386) * Charles III of Viennois (1386), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as fourth

(1386) * Charles II of Viennois, ruled the dauphinate 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 dauphinate as fifth

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

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

(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 dauphinate as eighth

(1417–1422), ruled the dauphinate 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, Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphinate as ninth

(1423/1429–1461), ruled the dauphinate as king of France (1461–1466) House of Borgia *

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created by apostolic authority and cardinals coincil, Duke of Urbino, Count of Dyois,

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. title of Count of Diois is part of "Mayorazgo" instituted by

(Rodrigo Borgia). Diois lands remained after dead of

under

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domine as part of dauphinate, with

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passed to

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and Napoleonic empire until it was instaurated the third

when Diois remained joined to

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as region denominated Diois inside French

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department in southeastern France and the commune of

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. According to actual laws in

, title Count of Diois doesn't exist just like all of ancient noble titles of

and Napoleonic empire; nevertheless, same laws permit its use like part of name as particle of dignity.

References

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