Duchy of Aquitaine: Difference between revisions

The territory originated in the 7th century as a duchy of [[Francia]], ultimately a recreation of the Roman provinces of {{lang|la|[[Gallia Aquitania|Aquitania Prima and Secunda]]}}. As a duchy, it broke up after the conquest of the independent Aquitanian duchy of [[Waiofar]], going on to become a sub-kingdom within the [[Carolingian Empire]]. It was then absorbed by [[West Francia]] after the [[partition of Verdun]] in 843 and soon reappeared as a duchy under it. In 1153, an enlarged Aquitaine pledged loyalty to the [[Angevin kings of England]]. As a result, a [[Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry|rivalry]] emerged between the [[Capetian Dynasty|French monarchs]] and the Angevins over control of the latter's territorial possessions in France. By the mid-13th century, only an enlarged [[Gascony]] remained in Angevin hands. The [[Hundred Years' War]] finally saw the [[kingdom of France]] gain full control over Aquitaine in the 1450s, with much of its territory directly incorporated into the [[French royal domain]] itself.