An appanage, or apanage (/ˈæpənɪdʒ/; French: apanage [apanaʒ] ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of...

The Duchy of Berry, centred on Bourges, was originally created as an appanage for junior members of the French royal family and was frequently granted...

ruled from the 10th to the early 13th centuries. Alençon was granted as an appanage to Peter, son of Louis IX of France, and then to Charles, count of Valois...

began to coincide with the entire kingdom. However, the medieval system of appanage (a concession of a fief with its land rights by the sovereign to his younger...

the Battles of Rzhev in World War II. Staritsa was the seat of the last appanage principality in Russia. Ostashkov is a major tourist center. Tver Oblast...

mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy...

In the Kingdom of France, the duchy was occasionally set apart as an appanage to be ruled by a member of the royal family. After 1469, however, it was...

1752–1753 of her husband and brother-in-law of, respectively, the ducal appanage of Mirow and of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Elisabeth Albertine...

private fiefs in Guernsey that are registered directly with the Crown. Appanage, part of the liege's domain granted to a junior relative Book of Fees,...

The close male relatives of Genghis Khan were given control of large appanage domains located in Mongolia and neighbouring lands such as Manchuria. Marco...

und Halbach Foundation. However, Arndt agreed with receiving a yearly appanage of 2 million DM. Because he waived his inheritance, he was also not allowed...

and Möngke restricted the autonomy of the appanages before. Ghazan also prohibited any misfeasance of appanage holders in Ilkhanate and Yuan councillor...

the Young King Richard IV** John** Henry III** House of Valois (French appanage) John (1332–1350) Charles (1355–1364) Charles (1465–1469) * As count of...

branch of the Rurikids. In 1263, Daniel inherited the territory as an appanage of his father Alexander Nevsky, prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, but it was not...

the Young King Richard IV** John** Henry III** House of Valois (French appanage) John (1332–1350) Charles (1355–1364) Charles (1465–1469) * As count of...

presence in northern England. The Earldom of Richmond later became an appanage of the Dukes of Brittany. Many people throughout France claim Breton ethnicity...

the Young King Richard IV** John** Henry III** House of Valois (French appanage) John (1332–1350) Charles (1355–1364) Charles (1465–1469) * As count of...

distributed large portions of his father's conquests among his younger sons as appanages—virtually independent provinces—to facilitate their administration. His...

and surrendered his domains without a fight. Thus, Anjou ceased to be an appanage and fell into the Royal domain. After his death, René was buried in 1480...

Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation Feoffee Fealty Homage Affinity...

Genghis; his appanage, along the Irtysh river and extending into Siberia, evolved into the Golden Horde. Chagatai, a son born c. 1184; his appanage was the...

Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation Feoffee Fealty Homage Affinity...

France and younger brother of John the Good, in 1344. This appanage merged the appanages of Touraine and Valois. However, the first ducal line ended...

Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation Feoffee Fealty Homage Affinity...

of their holdings to their sons, who received the title of despot, as appanages to defend and govern. Manuel's oldest son, John, was raised to co-emperor...

elder brother, King Emeric of Hungary, to cede Croatia and Dalmatia as an appanage to him in 1197. The following year, Andrew occupied Hum. Despite the fact...

He was again recognized as co-emperor in 1381 and given Selymbria as an appanage, dying there on 28 June 1385. John V Palaiologos (second reign) 1 July...

Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation Feoffee Fealty Homage Affinity...

Duci (Bayeux Tapestry) Fief Ecclesiastical fief Crown land Allodial title Appanage Vassal Feoffment Seignory Subinfeudation Feoffee Fealty Homage Affinity...

family name of Princes Abamelik) Princes Avalov (Avalishvili) (Georgian appanage princes) Princes Agiashvili (Agiyashvili) (Georgian nobility) Princes Akchurin...