Aquitaine

How To Use Aquitaine In A Sentence

• The treaty gave Edward III sovereignty over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine.
• Undoubtedly most famous worldwide for its legendary wines, Bordeaux is the capital of the region known as Aquitaine and is a major cultural centre and a transportation hub between southern France and Spain. Decanter News
• Bordeaux in the '20s and' 30s — From Paris to the Aquitaine" presents art and furniture of the Art Deco movement associated to artists from the Bordeaux region, such as ceramist René Buthaud and painter Jean Dupas. Time Off Europe Calendar
• Thus English kings paid homage, albeit usually reluctantly, to the kings of France for their tenure of Aquitaine, and in turn claimed homage from Welsh princes and Scottish kings.
• His second and third sons were brought up in Aquitaine, and imbued with its poetical spirit; and the House of Anjou entirely overshadowed that of Capet. A Parallel History of France and England; Consisting of Outlines and Dates
• At the Treaty of Paris in 1259 Henry III accepted that he held Aquitaine as a fief of the French crown and owed liege homage.
• He also reuoked into his hands certeine parcels of his demeane lands, which his father had giuen away, and passing from thence into Aquitaine, mightilie subdued certeine lords and barons there, that had rebelled against him. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne
• On his return to Aquitaine he was able to recruit mercenaries on a large scale.
• Richard, the second son, was invested with the duchy of Aquitaine, ruling jointly with Eleanor, his lady mother. HERE BE DRAGONS
• And these things -- for example, the role of ELF-Aquitaine, which is a partly-owned French company, is now under investigation judicially in France because of all the payoffs and so on that are involved. Press Briefing By Africa Scholars