Editing Angoumois (section)

{{Short description|Historic county and province of France}}
{{Expand French|Angoumois|date=January 2018|topic=geo}}
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* [[Marachaire]] (561–569)
* [[Francis I of France|Francis of Angoulême]] (1496–1515)
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'''Angoumois''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ɡumwa}}), historically the '''County of Angoulême''', was a [[county]] and [[Provinces of France|province of France]], originally inferior to the parent duchy of [[Aquitaine]], similar to the [[Périgord]] to its east but lower and generally less forested, equally with occasional vineyards throughout. Its capital was [[Angoulême]] with its citadel and castle above the river [[Charente (river)|Charente]].

It almost corresponds to the [[Charente]] [[département in France|Department]] which also takes in the east of the coastal comté de [[County of Saintonge|Saintonge]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |mode=cs2 |wstitle=Angoumois |volume=2 |page=42}} cites Castaigne's 1845 ''Essai d'une bibliothèque historique de l'Angoumois'' {{in lang|fr}}</ref>