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'''Poitou''' was a province, or county, in central western [[France]], part of the Duchy of [[Aquitaine]], and containing its capital, Poitiers. Near Poitiers in 732, [[Charles Martel]] won the battle that halted the [[Muslim]] advance into western [[Europe]]; and also nearby, [[Edward the Black Prince]] defeated and captured John II of France and Philip the Bold of [[Burgundy]] in battle in 1356
'''Poitou''' was a province, or county, in central western [[France]], part of the Duchy of [[Aquitaine]], and containing its capital, Poitiers. Near Poitiers in 732, [[Charles Martel]] won the battle that halted the [[Muslim]] advance into western [[Europe]]; and also nearby, [[Edward the Black Prince]] defeated and captured John II of France and Philip the Bold of [[Burgundy]] in battle in 1356