Agenais
Americannoun
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He retained in his hands Agen and the Agenais, and Bazas and the Bazadais, on the ground that Charles of Valois had won them by right of conquest in 1324.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
By the treaty of Paris the English king should then have entered into possession of Saintonge south of the Charente, the Agenais, and lower Quercy.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
In later times it was the capital of the Agenais.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The Anglo-Gascon forces spread beyond the limits of Edward's duchy and captured outposts in Poitou, Périgord, Quercy, and the Agenais.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
A treaty with the English which secured the district of Agenais for France was followed by a feudal war in Guienne.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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