What is Gascony?
[[Image:MapOfGascony.png|thumb|A map of Gascony.]] [[Image:Gascogne drapeau.svg|thumb|The flag of the region of Gascony.]] '''Gascony''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Gascogne'') was a province of the [[Kingdom of France]] that replaced the old [[Duchy of Gascony]]. It lasted until the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Gascony | volume= 11 |last1= Bémont |first1= Charles |author1-link= Charles Bémont | page = | pages = 494&ndash;495 |short=1}}</ref> The land is roughly defined, and the difference in land between Guyenne and Gascony is not clear. Gascony was historically [[Basques|Basque]], and they spoke a language related to [[Basque language|Basque]]. The name Gascony comes from the same root as the word Basque. From the [[Middle Ages]] until today, the [[Gascon language]] has been spoken, however it is only a regional variant of the [[Occitan language]]. Gascony is the land of [[Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan|d'Artagnan]], who inspired [[Alexandre Dumas, père|Alexandre Dumas]]'s character d'Artagnan in ''[[The Three Musketeers]]'', as well as the land of [[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]], the character of the play by [[Edmond Rostand]]. [[Henry III of Navarre]], who later became king of France as [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]], lived in Gascony.<ref>{{cite book|last=Champeaud|first=Grégory|title=Henri IV|publisher=Éditions Ellipses|year=2023|isbn=2340079993}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:History of France]] [[Category:Basques]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in France]]