Erguel
| Erguel | |||||
| Erguël | |||||
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| Capital | Erguël | ||||
| Religion | Catholic | ||||
| Government | Not specified | ||||
| Sire | |||||
| • | 1264-? | Otto of Arguel | |||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1264-? | |||
| • | Becomes Protectorate of Biel/Bienne | 1335 | |||
| • | Disestablished | Enter end year | |||
| b. | ... | ||||
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Erguël is an medieval seigniory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel, and under protectorate of Biel/Bienne, under military jurisdiction from 1335, in the now called valley of St.-Imier, in the now Bernese Jura, Switzerland
The Sire of the area used to live in the Château d'Erguel.
History
In 1264, the Bishop of Basel appointed Otto of Erguel as the vogt over the Saint-Imier valley fief. Otto raised the valley to become a seigniory and parish of the Diocese of Basel, named Erguel.[1][2]
External links
References
- ↑ Saint-Imier in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
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