The Duchy of Aquitaine was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire. The full extent of the duchy, as well as its name, fluctuated greatly over the centuries and at times comprised much of what is now southwestern France, including Gascony, and central France. The territory originated in 507 as a constituent kingdom of Francia after the Salian Franks conquered Aquitaine following the Battle of Vouillé, with its boundaries ultimately a combination of the Roman provinces of Aquitania Prima and Secunda; it passed to the Kingdom of France after the Hundred Years' War.
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Status (Extant or Former) Duchy of Aquitaine
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How did the Duchy of Aquitaine come under the English crown?
Eleanor of Aquitaine kept the duchy after her first marriage was annulled in 1152 and brought it to Henry II of England by her second marriage.
It passed to England by marriage rather than conquest. Eleanor of Aquitaine inherited the duchy at the age of 15 and married the heir to the French throne, but the marriage was annulled on 21 March 1152 and she kept her lands and title as Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right. On 18 May 1152 she married Henry, Duke of Normandy, who defeated King Stephen in 1153 and became King of England as Henry II, and Aquitaine became part of his Angevin Empire. The duchy then stayed in personal union with England until France gained full control over Aquitaine in 1453 during the Hundred Years' War.
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Duchy of AquitainePersonal union with England section (edge: ruled by Eleanor of Aquitaine)
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WikipediaLead section
was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central, and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire
Lead section (origin)
The territory originated in 507 as a constituent kingdom of Francia after the Salian Franks conquered Aquitaine following the Battle of Vouillé; its boundaries were ultimately a combination of the Roman provinces of Aquitania Prima and Secunda.
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1453
Duchy of Aquitaine: Status
The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtanjɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central, and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire.
- Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
Ruled By: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Personal union with England section (edge: ruled by Eleanor of Aquitaine)
The marriage was later annulled on the grounds of consanguinity by a bishop on 21 March 1152, and she kept her lands and title as Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtanjɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central, and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtanjɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central, and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire.
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