County 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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| 1388–1860 | |||||||||
The county inside modern France. | |||||||||
| Status | County within the Savoyard state | ||||||||
| Capital | Nice | ||||||||
| Common languages | Niçard, Italian, French | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
The County of Nice (French: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois; Italian: Contea di Nizza / Paese Nizzardo; Niçard Occitan: Contèa de Niça / País Niçard) was a historical region of France and Italy located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice. It was part of the Savoyard state within the Holy Roman Empire.