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Agenais

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[azhuh-ne] / aʒəˈnɛ /
Also Agenois

noun

  1. an ancient region of SW France.


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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

By it the English king renounced his claim to Normandy, Maine, Anjou, Touraine, and Poitou, while Louis IX. ceded to Henry the Limousin, P�rigord, and part of Saintonge, besides the reversion of Agenais and Quercy.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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 Hunt, William

Thenceforth Agenais was no more than an administrative term.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

It is, however, found in the rest of Europe, the best parallel being L'Homme aux dents rouges, in Bladé, Agenais, p.

From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick

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