Place:Marches, Drôme, France

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NameMarches
Alt namesMarksource: Wikipedia
TypeRegion
Located inDrôme, France
source: Family History Library Catalog


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In medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a national "heartland". More specifically, a march was a border between realms or a neutral buffer zone under joint control of two states in which different laws might apply. In both of these senses, marches served a political purpose, such as providing warning of military incursions or regulating cross-border trade.

Marches gave rise to titles such as marquess (masculine) or marchioness (feminine) in England, marquis (masculine) or marquise (feminine) in France and Scotland, margrave (; masculine) or margravine (feminine) in Germany, and corresponding titles in other European states.

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