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County of Mâcon

850 CE – 1239 CE (approx.) · capital Mâcon

Carolingian county in southern Burgundy, the land in which the great abbey of Cluny was founded in 910.

Origins

The Mâconnais, around Mâcon on the Saône, became a Carolingian county in the 9th century, at the junction of the lands of West Francia and the Burgundian kingdoms. Its early counts were linked with the dukes of Aquitaine and Burgundy.

Rule and society

In 910 Duke William I of Aquitaine founded the abbey of Cluny in the county, free from lay and episcopal control, and it became the head of a vast monastic network. From the late 10th century the county was held by a branch of the house of Burgundy-Ivrea descended from Otto-William, who also ruled the Free County of Burgundy.

Decline and legacy

The last countess, Alix, and her husband John of Dreux sold the county to Louis IX of France in 1239, and it was attached to the royal domain. The Mâconnais remains known for its wines.

Lineage

County of MâconKingdom of France 987 CE – 1792 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). County of Mâcon. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-macon
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“County of Mâcon.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-macon. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “County of Mâcon.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-macon.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘County of Mâcon’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/county-of-macon (Accessed: ).

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