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Guyenneor Guienne ancient AquitaniaHistoric region, southwestern France. The Guyenne region corresponds to the modern département of Gironde and to most of the départements of Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne, Lot, and Aveyron. An old duchy whose capital was at Bordeaux, it was near the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. From Roman times until the Middle Ages it was part of the region of Aquitaine. Under English control during much of the later Middle Ages, Guyenne was retaken by the French at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1360 it was restored, with Aquitaine, to the English. France later reconquered the area, and from the 17th century until 1789 Guyenne was part of the French gouvernement of Guienne and Gascony. Guienne, Guyenne a former province of SW France: formed, with Gascony, the duchy of Aquitaine during the 12th century How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Imagine the luxurious ocean liners of the past--the Mauretania, the Aquitania and other steamships that once sailed under the Cunard Line--and you're picturing the elegant look of the four floors devoted to Louis Vuitton. Second was the Aquitania Sol de Sol and third the Tabali Reserva Especial . My mother arrived on the Aquitania with me in her arms two years later; a cousin of hers in New Jersey had been able to "bring her over. |
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