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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  

The region was in [[English]] hands from 1152, when [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] married the future [[Henry II]], to its loss by [[King John]] in 1204 (though not formally ceded until 1259). It was held by the English again from 1356 to 1373 during the [[Hundred Years War]].

The region was in [[English]] hands from 1152, when [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] married the future [[Henry II]], to its loss by [[King John]] in 1204 (though not formally ceded until 1259). It was held by the English again from 1356 to 1373 during the [[Hundred Years War]]. [[Richard I]], "the Lionheart", was was brought up there and would have spoken French with a Poitou accent.  

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[[Category: English History]]

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