Starting Population     258                     % of Worldwide          0.8%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         4,093                   % of Worldwide          0.6%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            57,560                  % of Worldwide GDP      0.9%                    

Starting Surplus        373                     % of Worldwide          1.1%                    

                                                Surplus                                         

13 fiefs in province                            Overlord:               de Bourbon-Bourbon      

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Kingdom: France

Comments: Bourbon, properly the Bourbonnais, is one of the premier duchies of France. The area was incorporated into the Roman Empire by Julius Caesar, passed through the barbarian invasions, was for a time part of the Burgundian lands, and eventually was incorporated into the Frankish Kingdom. In 1272 the duchy passed into the hands of the royal family, as one of the younger sons of the king established the house of Bourbon . Ecclesiastical authority is rather fragmented, for there is no bishop resident within the duchy, and portions of the it are subject to the archbishops of Sens , Bourges , and Lyon . The soil is fertile, and wheat and pigs are a major product, but there is little industry.