How To Use Aquitaine In A Sentence
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The treaty gave Edward III sovereignty over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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On his return to Aquitaine he was able to recruit mercenaries on a large scale.
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Richard, the second son, was invested with the duchy of Aquitaine, ruling jointly with Eleanor, his lady mother.
HERE BE DRAGONS
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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
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Madrid 4. This château was the seat of Henry II, Angevin King and King of England, and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine; it was here that Joan of Arc persuaded Charles VII to declare himself king and raise an army to liberate France; in 1562, Henri IV turned it into a state prison.
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Romanes most inuincible, Henry king of England, duke of Normandie and Aquitaine, Earle of Anjou wisheth health and concord of sincere amitie.
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Against repeated rebellions he maintained the integrity of his mother's appanage of Aquitaine.
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According to feudal law, Edward III held Aquitaine as part of his fiefdom.
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Goths who occupied the country called Aquitaine lying south of the
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
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Both were poor shepherds of Aquitaine, though from opposite corners of the province.
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By using his superior financial resources Duke Guy-Geoffrey of Aquitaine had outfought and outwitted all other rival claimants to Gascony.
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While Eleanor was to have Aquitaine in her own right, the son of that marriage would inherit both the kingdom and the duchy, doubling the royal holdings.
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It marked the beginning of Richard's association with Aquitaine.
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When peace was finally made between England and France, after the wars described in the last chapter were over, one of the results of the treaty which was made was that certain provinces in the southwestern part of France were ceded to England, and formed into a principality called Aquitaine, and this principality was placed under the dominion of the Black Prince.
Richard II Makers of History
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Royal business in Aquitaine was conducted largely through agents.
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The embezzlement allegedly occurred in 1988 and 1989 when Le Floch-Prigent ran the state-owned oil company, Elf-Aquitaine.
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This month, the French government agreed to enforce the original ban after campaigners revealed that an estimated 30,000 birds were still being poached each year in Aquitaine.
The World’s Wildest Delicacies | Impact Lab
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The third lion was added by King Henry II to represent the duchy his wife, Eleanor, came from and is called Aquitaine.
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Once a favorite pirate hangout this old fishing port in Aquitaine's Basque Country continues to charm with its tiny narrow, winding streets and picturesque harbor.
Karen Schaler: 20 Fabulous French Finds in Bordeaux and Basque Country
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SO does this mean Eleanor of Aquitaine was well en-dowered with great...
Intermarriage in early medieval Britain
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By using his superior financial resources Duke Guy-Geoffrey of Aquitaine had outfought and outwitted all other rival claimants to Gascony.
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Did this mean that Aquitaine was going to be permanently subordinated to the ruler of the Anglo-Norman realm?
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Ch teau d'Issan, best known for its picturesque moated castle, allegedly served at the wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, has finally begun to live up to its third-growth ranking.
A Tale of Two Ch
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The treaty gave Edward III sovereignty over Calais and the whole of Aquitaine.
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During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of Swabia, Aquitaine, Aragon, Castile, and Spain.
