Starting Population     225                     % of Worldwide          0.7%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         3,670                   % of Worldwide          0.6%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            37,182                  % of Worldwide GDP      0.6%                    

Starting Surplus        334                     % of Worldwide          1.0%                    

                                                Surplus                                         

9 fiefs in province                             Overlord:               de Valois (200)
         

Kingdom: France

Comments: Orleans is a duchy in central France, astride the Loire River, centered on the town of the same name, while lies about 70 miles south of Paris. In ancient times a Gallic city, Julius Caesar made it part of the Roman world, in which it prospered. Incorporated in the Frankish Kingdom during the fifth century, the area was eventually constituted as a duchy, often under a cadet branch of the Royal family. The duchy is under the Ecclesiastical authority of the Archbishop of Sens. There is some riverine commerce and a little industry in the duchy, which is fertile and produces some fine wines, as well as grains and livestock.