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A maritime region of southern France bordering Italy
an area in southeast France which includes the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the hills and mountains away from the coast. It produces wine, fruit, olive oil and lavender (=a strong-smelling purple flower) . Its beaches, beautiful countryside, and warm weather make it a popular place for tourists to visit. Its main towns are Nice and Marseilles. Historical, cultural, and governmental region, southeast-coastal France. Provence was part of Roman Gallia Narbonensis. With the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the late 5th century, it was invaded successively by the Visigoths, Burgundians, and Ostrogoths. It came under the rule of the Franks 536. During the 13th century it was involved in the Albigensian Crusade. It was united with the French crown in 1481. The language of Provence, Provençal, was important in medieval literature, and Provence's Romanesque architecture was an outstanding cultural achievement of the Middle Ages. The region suffered in the 16th-century Wars of Religion. In 1790, during the French Revolution, it lost its political institutions and was divided into several départements. The historical region of Provence is roughly coextensive with the present-day région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (pop., 1999: 4,506,151), which has an area of 12,124 sq mi (31,400 sq km) and its capital at Marseille
{i} region on the Mediterranean coast in southeastern France
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur

Related Terms

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
A région of France
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse
A historical région of France, now divided into Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corse (Corsica)
provence rose
The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia)
provence rose
A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and R
provence rose
Gallica
herbes de Provence
A mixture of bay leaves, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
herbes de provence
Herbes de Provence are a mixture of dried herbs from Provence invented in the 1970s. The mixture typically contains rosemary, marjoram, basil, bay leaf, thyme, and sometimes lavender flowers and other herbs. The proportions vary by manufacturer. Thyme usually dominates the taste produced by the herb mixture
Aix-en-Provence
City (pop., 1999: 134,222), southeastern France. Founded as a military colony by the Romans 123 BC, it was the scene of the defeat of the Teutons by Marius in 102 BC. Visigoths, Franks, Lombards, and finally Muslim invaders from Spain successively plundered the town. As the capital of Provence, it was a centre of culture during the Middle Ages; it became part of France in 1486. It is now a residential suburb of Marseille; its industries include tourism, food processing, and the manufacturing of electrical machinery
cotes de provence
a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
count de Provence Louis-Stanislas-Xavier
orig. Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, count de Provence born Nov. 17, 1755, Versailles, France died Sept. 16, 1824, Paris King of France by title from 1795 and in fact from 1814 to 1824. He fled the country in 1791, during the French Revolution, and issued counterrevolutionary manifestos and organized émigré-nobility associations. He became regent for his nephew Louis XVII after the 1793 execution of Louis XVI, and at the dauphin's death in 1795 he proclaimed himself king. When the allied armies entered Paris in 1814, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand negotiated the Bourbon Restoration and Louis was received with jubilation. He promised a constitutional monarchy, and the Charter of 1814 was adopted; after the interruption of the Hundred Days, when Napoleon returned from Elba, he resumed his constitutional monarchy. The legislature included a strong right-wing majority, and though Louis opposed the extremism of the ultras, they exercised increasing control and thwarted his attempts to heal the wounds left by the Revolution. He was succeeded at his death by his brother, Charles X
provence

    Hyphenation

    Pro·vence

    Turkish pronunciation

    prōvıns

    Pronunciation

    /ˈprōvəns/ /ˈproʊvəns/

    Etymology

    () French Provence.
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