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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 22856, member: 57463&quot;]Sorry, my first was HUGUES (Hugh), not Henry.&nbsp; However, I did just acquire a Henry I (the Liberal) from Troyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I learned that Troyes goes back to Merovingian times, perhaps earlier to Celto-Roman.&nbsp; I found medals from Troyes into the 1800s in the ANS database.&nbsp; However, fortunately, my focus is more narrow.&nbsp; I am concerned only with the Great Fairs.&nbsp; Thanks, again, for the list.&nbsp; I have identified Provins, Lagny sur Marne and Bar Sur Aube, as other (likely) mint sites.&nbsp; I am building my knowledge base ahead of my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Troyes/Champagne provides many lessons for our time, or for all time, perhaps.&nbsp; Tied to the cultural context of the &quot;Pie Powder&quot; courts I found deep religious tolerance.&nbsp; Rabbi Shlomo ben Isaac (&quot;Rashi&quot;) was from Troyes. The crusades did both in.&nbsp; The kings made off with the young counts, taking them to the wars.&nbsp; Religious tolerance, of course, went up in flames.&nbsp; Philippe IV moved the fairs to Paris and I think the merchants actually ran the other way to Bruges, the new hotspot.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I am looking at a narrow range of years, perhaps Hugues (the first count to live in Troyes) 1093-1125 to Thibault V who lost it all to King Philippe IV in 1284.</p><p><br /></p><p>I need to learn more about the Fairs.&nbsp; The Fairs, not the counts per se, are my interest here.&nbsp; Thibaut II knew which side his bread was buttered on. He and his son, Henry I the Liberal, built pavilions, &quot;hotels&quot; etc. and devised a calendar of Fairs around the county to ensure traffic all year.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Murky bowcups,</p><p>Michel le (XIXer siecle) Liberal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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