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The Limousin made part of the Aquitaine First and known of the embossed barbaric invasions under Clotaire II and Dagobert.
Limousin of origin, Saint Éloi founds the monastery of Solignac. Isolated to the time you Carolingian, he is divided in vicomtés to the X th century. Then fiefs regroup. Alone subsist Combrailles of Combrailles, of the Marche, of Limoges and of Turenne.
The Limousin belongs to Éléonore of Aquitaine, after her 2nd marriage with Henri II Plantagenêt.
He remains during three centuries in kingdom anglo-angevin. Of 1204 to 1259, he is occupied by the Capétiens.
Right writes 1286 to 1360 and common law shares the region and the language of oïl replace the language of oc.
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The XII th century sees the radiance of the abbey St-Martial-of-Limoges with his copyists and famous illuminators.
The XIV th century provides several hundred of prelates of which three popes: Clement VI, Innocent VI, Grégoire XI.
Abandoned to English by the treaty of Brétigny of 1360, the Limousin was reconquered by Charles V in 1374. Louis XI confiscates to the Count of Nemours Marche it and the deal to his son-in-law Pierre of Beaujeu in 1477.
François 1st confiscates it to the heir of the Beaujeu, the "connétable" of Bourbon, for disloyalty in 1523.
The Limousin comes back to the grandfather of Henri IV, Charles of Bourbon-Vendôme, in 1527 before being united to the royal domain in 1598.
In 1607 Henri IV insures the vicomté of Limoges.
To count 1761 Turgots transforms the region economically.
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