County of Armagnac

County of Armagnac
Comté d'Armagnac
Before 960–1790
Coat of Arms before 1304 on left, and after 1304 on right.
CapitalAuch
Government
 • TypeCounty
Duke of Gascony (to 1453)
King of France (from then)
 
• c. 950–961
Sancho V Sánchez of Gascony
• 1422–1453
King Henry VI of England
• 1453–1461
King Charles VII of France
• 1774–1790
King Louis XVI
Count of Armagnac 
• ?–960
William Garcés of Fézensac
• 1718–1751
Charles de Lorraine
Historical eraMiddle Ages/Early modern period
• County created
Before 960
• Decree dividing France into departments
1790
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Gascony
Gers
Landes

The County of Armagnac (US: /ˌɑːrmənˈjæk, ˌɑːrmɑːnˈjɑːk/,[1][2] French: [aʁmaɲak] ; Gascon: Armanhac), situated between the Adour and Garonne rivers in the lower foothills of the Pyrenées, was a historic county of the Duchy of Gascony, established in 601 in Aquitaine (now France). In 960, the title of 'Count of Armagnac' was established, and thus the County of Armagnac was created. In 1751, following the death of childless Charles de Lorraine, Comte d'Armagnac, the county was absorbed into the Crown lands of France and the King, then Louis XV took the title of 'Count of Armagnac' (Comte d'Armagnac). In 1791, following the decree dividing France into departments, the county was disestablished, but remains an important natural region of France.

  1. ^ "Armagnac". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Armagnac". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 7 May 2019.