Dauphiné (Traditional province, France)

Last modified: 2004-07-03 by ivan sache
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by Pierre Gay

• History of Dauphiné
• Description of the flag of Dauphiné
• Dauphiné and the dolphin
• Simplified version (?) of the flag of Dauphiné

See also:

• France
• Traditional provinces
• Regions
  • Rhône-Alpes
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
• Departments
  • Isère
  • Drôme
  • Hautes-Alpes
  • Vaucluse

History of Dauphiné

Dauphiné was inhabited by the Allobroges and the Voconces. It was conquered by the Romans in the IInd century BP, and several Roman colonies developed there, especially Vienne (Valentinopolis).
Dauphiné was later invaded by the Burgunds and then allocated to Lothaire after the division of the Carolingian Empire. Included in the short-lived kingdom of Burgundy, the area was then splitted between several feudal and ecclesiastic lords.

In the XIth century, count Guigues I d'Albon incorporated to his domain Lower Dauphiné, Grésivaudan (the rich valley of Isère, upstream from Grenoble), Champsaur (upper valley of the river Drac), which we