Angoumois

Angoumois
Coat of arms of Angoumois Coat of arms
Country	France
Time zone	CET
Counts	561—569, Marachaire 1496—1515, Francis of Angoulême

Angoumois (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃ɡumwa]) was a county and province of France. Its capital was Angoulême, and it nearly corresponded to the Charente Department.

References

Bibliography

• "Angoumois", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. II, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 46.
• "Angoumois", Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. II, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911, p. 42.

Further reading

• Castaigne's 1845 Essai d'une bibliothèque historique de l'Angoumois (French)