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France in 1477, when Guyenne (southwest) was a part of the royal domain The gouvernement général of Guyenne and Gascony in 1733. Guyenne or Guienne (/ ɡ i ˈ j ɛ n / ghee-YEN, French:; Occitan: Guiana) was an old French province which corresponded roughly to the Roman province of Aquitania Secunda and the Catholic archdiocese of Bordeaux.
English: Map of the old province of Guyenne, France, showing the communes according to the current administrative division. Français : Carte de la province de la Guyenne montrant les communes et les départements actuels.
Aquitaine (UK: / ˌ æ k w ɪ ˈ t eɪ n /, US: / ˈ æ k w ɪ t eɪ n /; French: ⓘ; Occitan: Aquitània [akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (Occitan: Guiana), is a historical region of Southwestern France and a former administrative region.
A map of Gascony, showing a wide definition of the region. Other definitions may encompass a smaller area. Gascony (/ ˈ ɡ æ s k ə n i /; French: Gascogne) [1] was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453).
The former provinces of Gascony (in Gascon Gasconha, Occitan pronunciation: [ɡasˈkuɲɔ]), and Guyenne; in Occitan Guiana) were historically part of the Great South-West of France (Grand Sud-Ouest français), and derived from the medieval duchies of Vasconia, Aquitaine and then Guyenne. Today, only the eastern regions of the two provinces are ...
Note: The map reflects France's modern borders and does not indicate the territorial formation of France over time. Provinces on this list may encompass several other historic provinces and counties (for example, at the time of the Revolution, Guyenne was made up of eight smaller historic provinces, including Quercy and Rouergue).
The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtaɲɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire.
File:Guyenne et Gascogne in France (1789).svg. ... English: Map of XY (see filename) province in France (1789), extracted from File:France location map-Provinces 1789 ...