Ducal house of Aquitaine
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The Ducal house of Aquitaine was a powerful medieval ruling dynasty that controlled the Duchy of Aquitaine in southwestern France and played a major role in European politics, especially through its ties to the Plantagenet kings of England.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ducal house of Aquitaine canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval dynasty
ⓘ
noble house ⓘ |
| alliedWith | House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Poitiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Duchy of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection |
Capetian House of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | feudal monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Duchess of Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Bordeaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Limoges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of the Duchy of Aquitaine
ⓘ
major role in European politics ⓘ marital alliances with English monarchy ⓘ patronage of troubadour culture ⓘ |
| language |
Occitan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Capetian dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
annulment of Eleanor’s marriage to Louis VII
ⓘ
marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of England ⓘ marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Louis VII of France ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Eleanor of Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy-Geoffroy, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William IX, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William V, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William VI, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William VII, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ William X, Duke of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French nobility
ⓘ
medieval European nobility ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Anglo-French conflicts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
development of courtly love tradition ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
semi-independent principality
ⓘ
vassal of the King of France ⓘ |
| region | southwestern France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| resultedIn | extension of Plantagenet power in France ⓘ |
| succession | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Gascony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limousin NERFINISHED ⓘ Poitou NERFINISHED ⓘ Périgord NERFINISHED ⓘ Saintonge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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