County of Nice
The County of Nice (French: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois; Italian: Contea di Nizza / Paese Nizzardo; Niçard Occitan: Contèa de Niça / País Niçard) is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice.
County of Nice Contèa de Niça (Provençal) Contea di Nizza (Italian) Comté de Nice (French) Comitatus Nicaeensis (Medieval Latin) | |||||||||
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The county inside modern France. | |||||||||
| Status | County within the Savoyard state | ||||||||
| Capital | Nice | ||||||||
| Common languages | Niçard, Italian, French | ||||||||
| Religion | Catholic | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Dedication of Nice to Savoy | 1388 | ||||||||
• Part of County of Savoy | 1388–1416 | ||||||||
• Part of Savoyard State | 1416–1720 | ||||||||
• Part of Sardinia-Piedmont-Savoy | 1720–1796 | ||||||||
| 1796–1814 | |||||||||
• Part of Kingdom of Sardinia | 1814–1860 | ||||||||
| 1847 | |||||||||
| 1860 | |||||||||
| Currency | Piedmontese scudo (to 1816) French franc (1800–1814) Sardinian lira (1816–1848) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||||||||
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