Historical place archive

Gascony in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Gascony in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records2 event labels2 people1154–1204

Historical events in Gascony

1154

1154
Marriage
Alfonso VII · Government of Spain

Renounces Gascony in favour of England after the marriage of Eleanor to Prince Edward

1154
Rule of Gascony
Alfonso VII · Government of Spain

Renounces Gascony in favour of England after the marriage of Eleanor to Prince Edward

1 April 1154
Rule of Gascony
Alfonso VII · House of Leon & Castille

Under the Treaty of Toledo Alfonso is prepared to give up Gascony to England

1169

1169
Rule of Gascony
Alfonso VIII · House of Leon & Castille

Receives Gascony as part of a wedding dowry from Eleanor the Younger of Aquitaine

1204

1204
Rule of Gascony
Alfonso VIII · House of Leon & Castille

Death of Eleanor the Younger of Aquitaine, loses Gascony to Henry II

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Gascony. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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