The
counts of Tours were the medieval feudal suzerains ruling over the region of
Touraine in
France with their capital at
Tours. The first known count of Tours was the famous
Hugh of the
Etichonen family. After three generations, the county passed to the equally famous
Robert the Strong, father of the
Capetians. In 941, the county passed to the
Counts of Blois and in 1044 to the
Counts of Anjou, whence it follows their eventful history. In 1204 the King of France acquired it, beginning the royal duchy of the
Touraine.