Principality of Orange Principality of Orange The Principality of Orange () was, from 1163 to 1713, a feudal state in Provence, in the south of modern-day France, on the east bank of the river Rhone, north of the city of Avignon, and surrounded by the independent papal state of Comtat Venaissin. It was constituted in 1163, when Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I elevated the Burgundian County of Orange (consisting of the city of Orange and the land surrounding it) to a sovereign principality within the Empire. The principality became part of the scattered holdings of the house of Orange-Nassau from the time that
Bibliography of British and Irish History Bibliography of British and Irish History The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is an electronic bibliography of British and Irish history. The bibliography covers the Roman period up to the present day including relations with the British Empire and Commonwealth. It is published electronically and was developed from the printed "Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History". It now includes over 584,000 entries and is updated three times per year (February, June and October). It is managed by Brepols Publishers in association with the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research. The academic editor