Poitou

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former province of France historical region

Poitou is a historical region in western France that was a significant stronghold and cultural center for French Protestants (Huguenots) during the Reformation and subsequent religious conflicts.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former province of France → historical region →
associatedDynasty	Counts of Poitou → Dukes of Aquitaine →
borders	Angoumois → Anjou → Atlantic Ocean → Berry → La Marche → Saintonge → Touraine →
capital	Poitiers →
consequenceOfRevocation	Huguenot emigration →
country	France →
emigrationDestinations	England → Netherlands → North America → South Africa →
historicalLanguage	Poitevin → Poitevin-Saintongeais →
historicalLanguageFamily	Oïl languages →
historicalPeriod	Early modern period → Middle Ages →
historicalRegionOf	Kingdom of France →
historicalStatus	county of Poitou → duchy of Aquitaine component →
knownFor	Protestant culture in early modern France → rural agriculture and livestock breeding →
locatedIn	France → western France →
majorCity	Niort → Parthenay → Poitiers →
modernAdministrativeSuccessor	Nouvelle-Aquitaine region → Pays de la Loire region →
modernTerritoryIncludes	Deux-Sèvres department → Vendée department → Vienne department →
notableEventImpact	Edict of Nantes (1598) → Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) →
notableReligiousMinority	Huguenots →
notableRuler	Eleanor of Aquitaine → Henry II of England → Richard I of England →
partOf	Aquitaine (historical region) →
religiousConflictPeriod	French Wars of Religion → Reformation →
religiousHistoryRole	Huguenot stronghold → center of French Protestantism →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
House of Poitiers ("County of Poitou") → Isabella of Angoulême →	associatedWith
Duchy of Anjou → Limousin (de facto shared functions) ("Poitou-Charentes") →	borderedBy
Bishop of Luçon → Poitiers →	historicalRegion
Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries → Huguenot rebellions →	location
House of Poitiers → La Rochelle ("Poitou historical province") →	region
Richard I of England ("County of Poitou") →	alsoRuled
Poitou ("Counts of Poitou") →	associatedDynasty
Anjou →	borderedByHistorical
Huguenots →	centerOfActivity
Bishop of Luçon ("Province of Poitiers") →	ecclesiasticalProvince
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ("Poitou-Charentes") →	formedByMergerOf
House of Poitiers ("County of Poitou") →	governed
Western France →	hasCulturalRegion
House of Poitiers →	heldTerritory
Poitou ("county of Poitou") →	historicalStatus
Madame de Montespan →	placeOfBirth
Poitiers ("County of Poitou") →	wasCapitalOf