Duke of Aquitaine

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ducal title hereditary noble title medieval title

The Duke of Aquitaine was a powerful medieval noble title associated with rulership over the rich and strategically important region of Aquitaine in southwestern France, often held by English kings during the High Middle Ages.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Prince of Aquitaine 2
William X, Duke of Aquitaine 2
Duke of the Aquitanians 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title ⓘ
hereditary noble title ⓘ
medieval title ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
surface form: Aquitaine

southwestern France ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-French wars

Hundred Years' War ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Capetian dynasty ⓘ
House of Poitiers ⓘ
surface form: House of Aquitaine

House of Plantagenet ⓘ
House of Poitiers ⓘ
House of Valois ⓘ
country France ⓘ
economicImportance high ⓘ
endTime 15th century ⓘ
feudalSuperior Kings of France ⓘ
surface form: King of France
governs Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
surface form: Aquitaine
hasCapital Bordeaux ⓘ
heldBy Edward the Black Prince ⓘ
surface form: Black Prince

Charles VII of France ⓘ
Edward I of England ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ
Edward III of England ⓘ
Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John, King of England

Louis XI of France ⓘ
King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of England

Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William IX, Duke of Aquitaine

Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine

Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: William X, Duke of Aquitaine
languageOfTitle Latin ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
mergedInto French Crown ⓘ
surface form: French crown
nobleRank duke ⓘ
notableHolder Edward the Black Prince ⓘ
surface form: Black Prince

Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of England
oftenHeldBy Kingdom of England ⓘ
surface form: King of England
originallyTitleOf Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duke of the Aquitanians
partOf French feudal system ⓘ
politicalImportance high ⓘ
precededBy Duke of Gascony ⓘ
religionInTerritory Roman Catholicism ⓘ
seatOfPower Bordeaux ⓘ
significantPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
startTime 8th century ⓘ
strategicImportance high ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward of Windsor → alsoKnownAs → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward, Duke of Aquitaine (earlier style)
Poitou → associatedDynasty → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dukes of Aquitaine
Duke of Gascony → associatedWith → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Eleanor of Aquitaine → father → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
this entity surface form: William X, Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Gascony → followedBy → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Duke of Gascony → hasSuccessorOffice → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Duke of Aquitaine → heldBy → Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine → heldBy → Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William IX, Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine → heldBy → Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: William X, Duke of Aquitaine
House of Poitiers → notableTitleHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Duke of Aquitaine → originallyTitleOf → Duke of Aquitaine self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of the Aquitanians
Edward I of England → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Edward II of England → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Edward III of England → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward of Caernarfon
Edward of Windsor → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Edward the Black Prince → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Aquitaine
Henry III of England → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
King John of England → positionHeld → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
subject surface form: Edward of Caernarfon
Edward the Black Prince → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Aquitaine
Henry II of England → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Henry V of England → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
John of Gaunt → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Longshanks → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
King Richard the Lionheart → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard I of England
King Richard II of England → title → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard II of England
Count of Anjou → titleHolderBecame → Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ