Fief of Francia (602 – late 7th century), independent duchy (intermittently late 7th century – 769)
Common languages
Medieval Latin Old Occitan
Religion
Christianity
Government
Feudal monarchy
Duke of Aquitaine
• 860–866
Ranulf I of Aquitaine
• 1058–1086
William VIII of Aquitaine
• 1126–1137
William X of Aquitaine
• 1137–1204
Eleanor of Aquitaine
• 1422–1453
Henry VI of England
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Duke appointed by the Merovingian kings
602
• Annexed by Kingdom of France
1453
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Visigothic Kingdom
Umayyad Caliphate
Francia
Duchy of Guyenne
Kingdom of France
Today part of
France
The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA:[dyˈkaddakiˈtaɲɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA:[dyʃedakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluctuated greatly over the centuries, at times comprising much of what is now southwestern France (Gascony) and central France.
It originated in the 7th century as a duchy of Francia, ultimately a recreation of the Roman provinces of 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 843 partition of Verdun 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 rivalry emerged between the French monarchs and the Angevins over control of the latter's territorial possessions in France. By the mid-13th century, only 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.
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