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crown_n and_o afterward_o be_v confer_v by_o king_n lewis_n the_o 9th_o on_o his_o brother_n charles_n who_o in_o right_n of_o beatrix_n his_o wife_n be_v earl_n of_o provence_n and_o by_o pope_n urban_n the_o four_o be_v make_v king_n of_o naples_n and_o sicily_n afterward_o it_o be_v make_v a_o dukedom_n by_o king_n charles_n the_o five_o in_o the_o person_n of_o lewis_n of_o france_n his_o second_o brother_n to_o who_o this_o fair_a estate_n be_v give_v as_o second_o son_n of_o king_n john_n of_o france_n the_o son_n of_o phâ—lip_n de_fw-fr valois_n and_o consequent_o the_o next_o heir_n to_o charles_n de_fw-fr valois_n the_o last_o earl_n hereof_o the_o king_n his_o brother_n yield_v up_o all_o his_o right_n unto_o he_o final_o it_o return_v again_o unto_o the_o crown_n in_o the_o time_n of_o lewis_n the_o 11_o the_o earl_n and_o duke_n hereof_o have_v be_v vest_v with_o the_o diadem_n of_o several_a country_n follow_v in_o this_o order_n the_o earl_n of_o anjou_n of_o the_o line_n 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the_o earldom_n of_o anjou_n from_o his_o part_n wherein_o he_o be_v exclude_v by_o his_o brother_n geofrie_n 1080._o 9_o geofrie_n iv._o son_n of_o foulk_n 2._o 1083._o 10_o foulk_n iii_o brother_n of_o geofrie_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o right_n of_o melisend_v his_o wife_n 1143._o 11_o geofrieâ—_n v._o surname_v plantagenet_n 1150._o 12_o henry_n the_o ii_o king_n of_o england_n son_n of_o earl_n geofrie_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o 1162_o 13_o geofrie_n vi_o three_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o make_v earl_n of_o anjou_n on_o his_o marriage_n with_o constance_n the_o heir_n of_o bretagne_n 1186._o 14_o arthur_n son_n of_o geofrie_n and_o constance_n 1202._o 15_o john_n king_n of_o england_n succeed_v on_o the_o death_n of_o arthur_n disposs_v of_o his_o estate_n in_o france_n by_o philip_n augustus_n immediate_o on_o the_o death_n of_o arthur_n earl_n and_o duke_n of_o anjou_n beausse_fw-fr of_o the_o line_n of_o 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the_o duke_n of_o aquitaine_n the_o principal_a city_n of_o it_o 1_o again_o a_o rich_a populous_a and_o well-traded_n town_n seat_v on_o the_o garonne_n in_o a_o fruitful_a country_n a_o bishop_n see_v a_o seneschalsie_n and_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o fair_a in_o gascoigne_n 2_o condon_n a_o bishop_n see_v also_o from_o which_o the_o part_n adjoin_v be_v call_v condonnois_n 3_o villeneufne_v 4_o claerac_n 5_o marmand_n 6_o foy_n etc._n etc._n thus_o have_v take_v a_o brief_a view_n of_o those_o several_a member_n which_o make_v up_o the_o great_a body_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o aquitaine_n let_v we_o next_o look_v on_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o whole_a thus_o bring_v together_o which_o in_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o goth_n before_o possess_v of_o all_o gallia_n narbonensis_n by_o valentinian_n the_o 3d_o as_o a_o reward_n for_o their_o service_n in_o drive_v the_o alani_n out_o of_o spain_n long_o the_o goth_n have_v not_o hold_v it_o 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earl_n of_o burgundy_n be_v mere_o official_a it_o be_v first_o unite_v to_o the_o duchy_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o d._n eude_v with_o joan_n the_o countess_n but_o no_o issue_n come_v of_o this_o bed_n it_o fall_v into_o the_o house_n of_o flanders_n and_o with_o the_o heir_n of_o flanders_n unto_o philip_n the_o hardy_a the_o first_o duke_n hereof_o of_o the_o royal_a race_n of_o valois_n anno_fw-la 1369._o philip_n the_o grandchild_n of_o this_o philip_n unite_z most_o of_o the_o belgic_a province_n unto_o his_o estate_n after_o who_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n his_o son_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o nancie_n the_o duchy_n be_v surprise_v by_o king_n lewis_n the_o 11_o as_o hold_v of_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n escheat_v to_o he_o for_o want_v of_o heir_n male_n but_o the_o county_n hold_v of_o the_o empire_n though_o subdue_v also_o by_o this_o lewis_n be_v restore_v again_o to_o mary_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o charles_n continue_v hitherto_o in_o her_o 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burgundy_n flanders_n and_o artois_n in_o right_a of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n sole_a daughter_n of_o lewis_n de_fw-fr malain_n 1404._o 16_o antony_z the_o proud_a duke_n and_o earl_n of_o burgundy_n 1419._o 17_o philiy_n the_o good_a duke_n and_o earl_n of_o burgundy_n 1467._o 18_o charles_n the_o warlike_a duke_n and_o earl_n of_o burgundy_n 1475._o 19_o marry_o the_o daughter_n of_o charles_n marry_v to_o maximillan_n of_o austria_n son_n of_o frederick_n the_o 3d_o emperor_n of_o germany_n in_o which_o honour_n he_o succeed_v his_o father_n 1482_o 20_o philip_n the_o iv._o son_n of_o mary_n and_o maximilian_n king_n of_o castille_n and_o arragon_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n joan_n daughter_n to_o ferdinand_n and_o isabel_n king_n of_o castille_n etc._n etc._n 1506_o 21_o charles_n the_o son_n of_o philip_n king_n of_o spain_n and_o emperor_n of_o germany_n by_o the_o name_n of_o charles_n the_o fiâ—t_z 1558._o 22_o philip_n the_o ii_o of_o spain_n and_o v._o of_o burgundy_n 23_o philip_n the_o iii_o of_o spain_n and_o vi_o of_o burgundy_n 23_o philip_n the_o iv._o of_o spain_n and_o vii_o of_o burgundy_n in_o who_o rest_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o burgundy_n and_o the_o earldom_n of_o charolois_n herein_o not_o trouble_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d for_o feâ—â—_n of_o give_v offence_n to_o the_o canton_n of_o switzerland_n upon_o who_o it_o border_v jealous_a enough_o already_o of_o the_o greatness_n and_o power_n of_o france_n and_o so_o not_o likely_a to_o admit_v such_o a_o porent_a neighbour_n the_o arm_n of_o this_o earldom_n be_v azure_a a_o lion_n rampant_a or_o seem_v of_o billet_n argent_fw-fr 20_o the_o land_n in_o the_o aquitaine_n and_o gallic_a ocean_n land_n have_v thus_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o several_a province_n within_o the_o continent_n of_o france_n let_v we_o next_o look_v upon_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v unto_o it_o disperse_v in_o the_o mediterranean_a sea_n and_o the_o western_a ocean_n those_o in_o the_o 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