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Chu Mei-feng
The '''Comtat Venaissin''', often called the '''Comtat''' for short, was the name formerly given to the region around the city of [[Avignon]] in [[Provence]], in what is now southern [[France]]. It comprised roughly the area between the [[Rhône River|Rhône]], the [[Durance]] and [[Mont Ventoux]], with the opposite bank of the Rhône under the control of the French Crown. Avignon itself was, however, never part of the Comtat but constituted a separate ''comtat'' ([[county]]) in its own right.

During the [[13th century]], the Comtat belonged to [[Alphonse of Toulouse|Alphonse]], [[Count of Poitiers]]. He [[bequeath]]ed it to the [[Holy See]] on his death in [[1271]] and it became a [[Papal States|Papal territory]] in [[1274]]. The region was named after its former capital, [[Venasque]], which was replaced as capital by [[Carpentras]] in [[1320]]. Avignon was sold to the Papacy by Countess [[Joan I of Naples|Jeanne of Provence]] in [[1348]], whereupon the two ''comtats'' were joined together to form a unified Papal [[enclave]]. Its inhabitants did not pay taxes and were not subjected to military service, making life in the Comtat considerably more attractive than under the French Crown.

Successive French rulers sought to annex the region to France. It was invaded by French troops in [[1663]], [[1668]] and [[1768]]&ndash;[[1774]] during disputes between the Crown and the Church. It was also subjected to trade and customs restrictions during the reigns of [[Louis XIV]] and [[Louis XV]]. Papal control persisted until [[1791]], when an unauthorized [[plebiscite]] was held and the inhabitants voted for annexation by France. The papacy did not, however, recognise this formally until [[1814]].

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[[Category:History of Catholicism in France]]

[[de:Comtat Venaissin<b>Chu Mei-feng</b>, (&#29865;&#32654;&#40179; born [[1966]]) is the former director of [[Hsinchu, Taiwan]]'s Bureau of Cultural Affairs.  She is noted for her outspokenness, sharp-wittedness, and beauty.

Chu is campaigning with the [[New Party|Taiwan New Party]] (NP) for election to [[Taiwan]]'s legislature and is seen as a threat to the incumbent [[Shen Chih-hui]], despite a string of high-profile relationships including one with Hsinchu's mayor, [[Tsai Jen-chien]], who is ten years older than she and a member of the rival [[Democratic Progressive Party]] (DPP).

On [[December 17]], [[2001]], the [[tabloid]] <cite>Scoop Weekly</cite> published a lengthy story about Chu's alleged [[promiscuity]] and distributed a video taken secretly with a pinhole camera that purportedly shows Chu having sex with a married man.  The video is sold on [[VCD]]s as uncensored pornographic movie in the gray market in [[Hong Kong]].  Chu sued the tabloid for [[libel]] on [[December 31]].  Taiwan's Civil Code protects human rights including the right to privacy, and allows someone to bring a suit for emotional damages.  Various sections of it also make crimes of violating a person's privacy for profit, distributing indecent material, and some forms of libel .

See also:  [[Nude celebrities on the Internet]]