The County of Valence (Valentinois) was a fiefdom of the
Holy Roman Empire, 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 in western France. • 1128–1148: Adémar I (Aymar I), vassal of
Ermengard of Narbonne. • 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 • 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 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.
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 Dauphiné as the first
Dauphin of France (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,
Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the dauphiné as third
Dauphin of France (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
Dauphin of France (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
Dauphin of France (1392–1401) •
Louis I of Viennois (1397–1415), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Guyenne, ruled the Dauphiné as sixth
Dauphin of France (1401–1415) •
John III of Viennois (1398–1417), Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Diois and Valentinois, Duke of Touraine, ruled the Dauphiné as seventh
Dauphin of France (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 Dauphiné as eighth
Dauphin of France (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,
Count of Diois and Valentinois, ruled the Dauphiné as ninth
Dauphin of France (1423/1429–1461) and as king of France (1461–1466)
House of Borgia •
Cesar Borgia, Prince of Andria, Prince of Venafro,
Duke of Valentinois,
Duke of Romagna created by apostolic authority and the college of Cardinals, Duke of Urbino,
Count of Diois,
Duke of Camerino, Lord of
Imola,
Forlì, Sassoferrato, Fermo, Fano, Cesena, Pesaro, Rimini, Faenza,
Montefiore, Sant'Arcangelo, Verucchio, Catezza, Savignano, Meldola, Porto Cesenatico, Tossignano, Salaruolo,
Monte Battaglia, Forlimpopoli, Bertinoro. After the death of
Cesar Borgia, the Duchy became a part of the French Royal domain as a part of the
Dauphiné. It is now the capital of the
Drôme department within the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. == References ==