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Encyclopedia > Angoumois

Angoumois was an old province of France, nearly corresponding today to the Charente départment. Its capital was Angoulême.


This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.


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Angoumois - Encyclopedia.com (901 words)
Angoumois, region and former province, W France, now coextensive with most of Charente dept. Angoulême is the historic capital and chief city.
Under the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) Angoumois, then ruled by the counts of Angoulême, was recognized as English territory, but in 1371 it became a fief of the dukes of Berry, a branch of the French royal family.
Marguerite was born on 11 April 1492 and Francois on 12 September 1494 at Cognac in the Angoumois.
Angoumois (Traditional province, France) (343 words)
Angoumois was originally known as the pagus engolismensium.
In the IXth century, Pépin, king of Aquitaine, created the county of Angoulême, or Angoumois.
During the Hundred Years' War, Angoumois was annexed to England, along with the south-west of France, by the treaty of Brétigny (1360).
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